Computing
Digital Literacy
LC: To understand that some messages may be malicious and know how to deal with them.
Spam
What Is Spam?
They are sent to any email address that the sender has, and are never just for the person that receives it.
How would it make you feel to have your inbox full of these types of messages?
Is spam mail dangerous? Look at the email below, could it be unsafe?
Filling in details on an online form like this gives your personal information to a stranger. This is called phishing(pretending to be a real company to get your details).
They could send you more spam mail.
If you download anything from spam mail you could be downloading a virus onto your device.
Protect your inbox.
If you spot spam.
Do not open the email.
Find out how to ‘mark as junk’ so that your email provider knows the email is junk mail. This will move it out of your inbox.
If you think the email might be dangerous, ask a trusted adult to help you report it.
If you open an email and then realise it’s spam…
Complete the stay safe from spam activity on seesaw to show how much you know about avoiding the dangers of spam emails.