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Before getting associated, read the policies of the organizations and accept the agreementEg: While creating a new e-mail account, some websites may have the e-mail policy that the personal information provided by you may be given to the third parties such as banks, insurance companies, etc Also, they may send you promotional e-mails regarding their products and services So, read the e-mail policy carefully before getting associated and then proceed

• If your mail server supports SSL then make sure you enable SSL in your mail client
• Disable load images option which comes by default
• Configure your mail client in such a way that it prompts you before loading remote content or images

• E-mail users are being bombarded with authentic-looking messages those instruct them to provide sensitive/personal information It's called 'phishing'
• Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software as well update them regularly
• Enable phishing filter in your mail client and web browser