This Simple Mail Setting on Your Apple iPhone and Mac Computer Can Help Reduce SPAM

Summary Email tracking is a helpful tool used for legitimate reasons by non-profit groups, businesses, and others sending out newsletters. It helps senders know that recipients have received an email. When you open an email, the sender can be notified based on unique images in the email traceable to you personally. However, email tracking is… Continue reading This Simple Mail Setting on Your Apple iPhone and Mac Computer Can Help Reduce SPAM

Be careful when moving or copying email with Apple Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird or Other Software

There are times when you will want to move or copy email messages from an email account to another email account or to local folders on your computer. To do this, you will want to use an email client such as Apple Mail, Outlook, or Thunderbird. While the process usually works, there are some situations… Continue reading Be careful when moving or copying email with Apple Mail, Outlook, Thunderbird or Other Software

How to identify malicious spam and phishing emails

Introduction There are numerous advisories and guides to help people identify malicious emails. However, many of these documents are incomplete or incorrect. Some of the old guidelines to identify fake emails no longer apply. For example, in the past we were told to be suspicious of unknown senders, but to trust emails from people we… Continue reading How to identify malicious spam and phishing emails

Apple Mail Attachment Compatibility Issues and Problems with Embedding Attachments as Rich Text Content

Summary. Email client software programs such as Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, and Mozilla Thunderbird, have the ability to send email messages as unformatted text messages — without bold, italics, centering of text, or inserted pictures, for example. However, most people prefer to send messages as Rich Text or HTML to allow formatting and inserting of… Continue reading Apple Mail Attachment Compatibility Issues and Problems with Embedding Attachments as Rich Text Content

Fake YouTube Email Spam is Hoax and Fraud with Links to Possible Malicious Website or Identity Theft Site

Consumer Defense Summary. A fake email that poses as being from a YouTube user is circulating. An image of the email is below. The text reads, “Username has sent you a message: Sorry… your email address here Can I place your video on my web site? You can reply to this message by visiting your inbox.”… Continue reading Fake YouTube Email Spam is Hoax and Fraud with Links to Possible Malicious Website or Identity Theft Site