Don't Want Your Email Address Harvested?
1. Consider
“masking” your email address.
“johndoe@myisp.com”
could be masked as
“johndoe@spamaway.myisp.com”
2. Keep your
private email address private:
- Use a separate
screen name for online
chatting.
- Consider
creating “disposable email
addresses” for public postings in
newsgroups or on websites, or for online
purchases.
- Consider using
one email account for
personal correspondence and another for
public use.
3. Use a unique
email address, containing both letters and numbers.
The FTC works for the consumer to
prevent fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices in the
marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop and
avoid them. To file a
complaint or to get free information
on consumer issues, visit
www.ftc.gov or
call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The
FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft and other fraud-related
complaints into
Consumer Sentinel, a
secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law
enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION |
FOR THE CONSUMER |
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1-877-FTC-HELP |
www.ftc.gov |
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