Bill Gates is giving away his fortune! Just forward this e-mail, and you
can share in his giveaway!
Your computer has a virus! You can remove it by deleting the file jdbgmgr.exe
immediately!
A Nigerian government minister wants you to invest in a money-making proposition!
Congress plans to tax the Internet!
Quick! Forward this e-mail to 20 of your friends, and a little girl with
only months to live will break the world record for most e-mail sent in a
24-hour period!
Too good to be true? Yes. E-mail hoaxes and scams are everywhere. So are viruses,
worms, and spam (unwanted e-mail).
You can help reduce this unwanted Internet traffic by following these common-sense
suggestions.
- If you receive e-mail from an unfamiliar sender, delete it without
reading it.
- If you receive e-mail with a file attachment, and you were not expecting
it, delete it without reading—especially if the attached
file has the extension *.exe or *.com. It’s almost certainly a virus
or worm.
- If you receive an e-mail warning you about a virus or worm—especially
if it says that Microsoft or the U.S. government has identified a virus—and
that e-mail asks you to spread the word, do not do so. If
it doesn’t come from a legitimate source, it’s most likely a
hoax.
- If you receive an offer that looks too good to be true, it is.
- If in doubt, consult one of the web sites listed below:
Each and every one of the scenarios listed above is covered in one or more
of these web sites.
Please help us control the flow of e-mail “nasties” at Gallaudet.
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