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This is a sample message you could | This is a sample message you could send if a member has accidentally sent a virus warning to their whole address book. | ||
'''ADMIN: Virus warnings''' | |||
We've all received them: dire warnings of a virus or bug that will wipe your computer clean and empty your bank account. Before forwarding one on to all your friends, it's worth checking whether the warning is genuine or just a hoax. Two good sites that can help are https://www.hoax-slayer.com/ and https://www.snopes.com. | |||
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Another good | Another good habit is to use BCC rather than share all your friends' email addresses with each other. [https://www.howtogeek.com/846295/what-do-cc-and-bcc-mean-in-emails/ Here] is a helpful page explaining this. | ||
If anyone has | If anyone has other good tips like these, please let the volunteer team know - the more we can help each other stay safe online, the better. | ||
$groupname volunteers | $groupname volunteers | ||
Back to [[Admins]] | Back to [[Admins]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026
This is a sample message you could send if a member has accidentally sent a virus warning to their whole address book.
ADMIN: Virus warnings
We've all received them: dire warnings of a virus or bug that will wipe your computer clean and empty your bank account. Before forwarding one on to all your friends, it's worth checking whether the warning is genuine or just a hoax. Two good sites that can help are https://www.hoax-slayer.com/ and https://www.snopes.com.
Another good habit is to use BCC rather than share all your friends' email addresses with each other. Here is a helpful page explaining this.
If anyone has other good tips like these, please let the volunteer team know - the more we can help each other stay safe online, the better.
$groupname volunteers
Back to Admins
