There is no doubt the spam mail is on the increase. A lot of the spam mail is generated by a sophisticated bot network that actually controls computers and uses them to send out auto generated spam. They are even getting smarter on the emails sent to all of us. Now we are seeing headline news and other top stories in the email subject lines trying to make us open up these spam emails.
My advise to everyone is use you head. Don't open these up ever! And never click on the links inside them. Turn off all images when opening up any emails so the spammers can't track you as easily. Avoid leaving your email address on web sites where spam bots can grab them.
Also. banks, credit card companies, ISPs, and online pay-per-click companies don't send you emails asking you to update you account details. If you are unsure just examine the URL (web site address) they want you to go too. The web site address will probably be to a totally different web site in a far off country.
Last, keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and run everything through it, including anything you are downloading from the Internet.
If you have any questions feel free to email me at: john@webstreamdynamics.com
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