Tips to Keep Private Email Addresses from Spammers
There is a process called Email Harvesting, which is the collecting of email addresses in bulk. The purpose behind this is to use it for spamming or sending bulk emails. Spammers usually collect a large list of email addresses and use it for posting bulk advertisements. With the large numbers involved, Email Addressing Harvesting programs are now available to make the process automatic. Usually, a spambot or spyware is used for searching email addresses in emails or in the address books of infected users. These are then added to a database and sold to spammers, who then send spam ads to all the harvested email addresses.
Below is a list tips to help keep your private email addresses out of the hands of spammers.
Tips to Keep Private Email Addresses from Spammers
- Avoid giving your or anyone else's email address to any website.
- Instead of forwarding email, cut and paste the text or edit to remove addresses.
- For group emails, use the "bcc:" (Blind Carbon Copy) field instead of "to:".
- Do not post your email address in public forums, social media posts, blogs, or chat rooms.
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