Tips to Decrease Your Future Spam

• Never send e-mail or reply to an e-mail requesting that you be removed or to  unsubscribe unless you are familiar with the company. Some individuals and companies use this reply as a method of verifying the e-mail is valid and using this information to subscribe you to other mailing lists. If you do not know the individual or company simply delete the e-mail.

• When filling out any type of form on the Internet, watch carefully for any type of check box that by default may be checked for you to receive a newsletter or share your e-mail with a third-party.
  

• If you are concerned about a company sharing your e-mail address, set up a temporary e-mail account through Gmail www.gmail.google.com or Yahoo www.mail.yahoo.com/ - or other free e-mail service but these are the best.
  

• Be careful who you send your e-mail to. Sites that require you to sign up or request an e-mail for free products, free services, or contests commonly share your e-mail as a method of generating revenue.
  

• Never forward an e-mail that claims that it is capable of tracking the e-mail as it is sent or will help generate revenue for a certain cause the more people it is forwarded to. These e-mails are commonly referred to as chain mail and are commonly false and help individuals get additional e-mail address for SPAM.

• Never forward an email without deleting all email addresses contained within the body of the email.  Forwarded emails are a prime target for spammers.

• Be careful where you post your e-mail address. In chat rooms or news groups, for example, anyone could quickly grab your e-mail address. We recommend that when you need to post or send your e-mail that you send it to a specific person or setup a temporary e-mail account.