Use your e-mail safely

Institution: Osnovna Škola Čakovec
Target Audience: Students, Teachers, Parents
Duration: 30 minutes
Type of Practice: Examples

Objective:
To acquire a good practice of how to recognize insecure e-mail address and message 

Brief Description:
With the appearance of more and more fake e-mails, it is necessary to warn users how to recognize them, how to prevent electronic violence, how to detect such e- mails and mark them as spam… 

More Information:

  • Spam emails usually have spelling mistakes and generic greetings. 
  • Mail addresses of such senders are usually unusual with non-existent domains. It is necessary to check the signed name and the one in the e-mail address. 
  • Such emails contain incorrect and incomplete links, which in fact very often contain a virus. Write messages only to contacts you know or have found on verified sites. 
  • Be careful with contacts that request personal information, bank information, etc. 
  • Mark such e-mails as spam. Block the contact. 
  • Unsubscribe from unwanted mailing lists. 

What do you need to replicate?
The procedure of learning people how to recognize fake e-mail address and be aware that e-mails often contain viruses.