E-mail security is a set of certain methods and strategies to ensure that you don’t get tricked into any sort of e-mail fraud.

So far, in 2018:

Amount of Money lost to e-mail scams:  $64,597,734

Number of reported e-mail scams:  75,384

Top Scam by amount lost:  Investment Scams

Top Scams by Report:  Phishing & Identity Theft

Top Delivery Method:  E-Mail

Top Age Group:  45 to 65 years old

1. Password Security – The more complex a password is, the more secure you are. Usage of a combination of uppercase, lowercase, and other symbols is the best practice.
2. Malicious E-Mails – 1st line of defense is to verify the e-mail address and the URL of the website of the sender. If you notice a mistake of even a single character, it is surly a scammer trying to access your information.
3. Too good to be true – No one in the world is kind enough to give you a million dollars without a reason. Always remember, if it is too good to be true, it probably is.
4. Use Multiple E-mails – Minimize the impact of spam by setting up and using a separate e-mail address for online shopping, competitions, discount offers, etc. Let all this unwanted email go into a separate email box.
5. Log out – If using a shared environment computer, like at a library, or your aunt’s house – remember to sign out of all e-mail accounts and sites that you sign into. There is nothing worse than leaving a public computer (public could mean 1 other person who uses the computer) logged into your e-mail account because you forgot….

You can find the first 5 points of this article in the first series of this post by clicking here:

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