Heard about "phishing" scams on the internet?
Take Control of Your Inbox
Spam e-mails. Where do they come from? How did they find you? Junk
e-mails arrive like ants at a picnic, armies of them popping up with
alarming subject lines or annoying, useless messages. You delete (and
delete some more) but the tide is overwhelming!
Help is Here!
Your
AT&T Worldnet Spam Blocker is designed to help exterminate these
pests - blocking unwanted messages, but allowing your important e-mails
through. Learn more about
Spam
Blocker.
There
are also several proactive steps you can take to protect your e-mail
address. From being cautious about sharing your address to never replying
to spam, there are things you can do to protect yourself! Read our
tips.
And more
tips.
Finally,
be sure to report spam to us so we can help put an end to it. Find
out how to
report
spam.
Tips From the FTC on Phishing Scams
- Phishing is a technique used by spammers to obtain, or fish
for, private consumer information like bank account numbers, social
security numbers, and credit card information. Often targeted
are home e-mail users who do not have firewalls protecting their
networks.
- If you get an e-mail that warns you, with little or no notice,
that an account of yours will be shut down unless you reconfirm
your billing information, do not reply or click on the link in
the e-mail. Instead, contact the company mentioned in the e-mail,
using a telephone number or Web site address that you know to
be genuine.
- Avoid e-mailing personal and financial information. Before submitting
financial information through a Web site, look for the "lock"
icon on the browser's status bar. It signals that your information
is secure during transmission.
- If you believe you've been scammed, file your complaint at http://www.ftc.gov,
and then visit the FTC's Identity Theft Web site at http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft
to learn how to minimize your risk of damage from identity theft.
