Email Scam

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Email Scam/Junk Mail/Spam Mail

email sent from an unknown source with identical message.

Email Spoofing

emails with a Forged sender address.

Phishing - A diceitful practice of getting your personal information using email or text messages

malicious code is installed and misdirecting users to fraudulent websites without their knowledge or
consent.

Pharming - malicious code is installed and misdirecting users to fraudulent websites without their
knowledge or consent.

Computer viruses

A malicious programs can create, move, erase files, consume computer’s memory, and caused computer
not to function correctly.

Spyware

'Spies' on computer where it captures personal information

Pop-ads

Appears on top of (over) the browser window of a web site that a user has visited.

Hacker

Expert programmer who can gain unauthorized access to other computers.

COMMON THREATS TO PERSONAL SAFETY

Cyber stalking

Giving unwanted obsessive attention to a specific person like following, secret surveillance, persistent
and manipulative calling and texting

Cyber bullying

sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false or mean content about someone

Online Predation

Trying to lure kids and teens into sexual conservations or even face to face meetings.

Flaming

Act of saying mean things online, usually in ALL CAPS and often in a public forum with the intention to
humiliate.
OnlineEthicsandEtiquette

Online Ethics

Acceptable use of online resources in an online social environment.

Netiquette

“Network” and “etiquette”, a set of rules for acceptable online behavior.

10 BASIC RULES OF NETIQUETTE

Make Real People a Priority

stop browsing or chatting with anybody else in your cellphone.

Use Respectful Language

Avoid name-calling, cursing, expressing deliberately offensive opinions.

Share with Discretion

Avoid sending naked sexy pictures, drunk pictures, drug use pictures or unedited home video

Don't Exclude Others

Don't let others feel that they are the one you are talking to in your comment to your Facebook status,
forum or Instagram story.

Choose Friends Wisely

think about it before sending a friend request or accepting an invitation.

Respect People's Privacy

One example is when you send email to multiple recipients, don’t send it at once, you can send it
privately, individually,

Fact Check Before Reposting

do a search on Google or Snopes com. Because once you've reposted a fake news or false facts
Respond to Emails Promptly

send your emails to your friends or set it as public, then you need to respond immediately.

Update Online Information

Don't leave inaccurate information online that will mislead your friends or your customers if you have an
online business

Think Before You Click

Don't hesitate to think Before clicking because you might click an unknown link or tiles that are likely to
contain malware Don't leave inaccurate information online that will mislead your friends or your
customers if you have an online business

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