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From time to time, you may be sent an email which carries a virus or links to a fraudulent website. This type of email is very common, and it is important to learn how to deal with it, in order to prevent your computer or your personal details from being compromised or misused.
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Such messages are often received from total strangers. However, sometimes an email may appear to be from someone you know, when really it is not. This is because it is possible to include a fake sender email address in emails.
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Unwanted (unsolicited) mail tends to fall in to one of several categories:
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Spam (junk) email, where people offer unwanted services and products
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keeping-safe/C/keeping-safe.xml:128(para)
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Scam emails, where people pretend to ask for help in exchange for large sums of money
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keeping-safe/C/keeping-safe.xml:134(para)
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Phishing email, where the message appears to be from a bank or other online service, asking you to enter your personal and financial details, or passwords.
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A problem which you may occasionally encounter is the unexpected loss of some of your work and settings for one reason or another. The causes of such <emphasis>data loss</emphasis> are many and varied; it could be anything from a power cut to accidentally deleting a file. It is highly recommended that you make regular back-up copies of your important files so that, if you do encounter a problem, you will not have lost those files.
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keeping-safe/C/keeping-safe.xml:195(para)
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It is wise to store back-up copies of files separately from your computer; that is, you should make use of some form of file storage which is not permanently attached to your computer. Options include:
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keeping-safe/C/keeping-safe.xml:204(para)
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Writable CDs and DVDs
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keeping-safe/C/keeping-safe.xml:210(para)
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External hard disks and flash memory devices
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keeping-safe/C/keeping-safe.xml:211(para)
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