For teachers who have problems with spam in their Outlook
- Don't trust the sender name, check if you recognize the sender's address
- The message contains special characters to mislead the spam filters. ”Sensattional revolution in meedicine! Clisk h`ere”
- The subject starts with RE as if it's a reply to a previous message
- The message contains attachments, e.g. .html or.js
- The message starts with the phrase ”This is not spam”
Tips for managing spam
- Do not reply to the sender, that will only verify that your email address is actually being read by someone. You will likely get more spam if you reply.
- Spam messages often will let you opt out from the mailinglist, this function often just verifies that your email address is legit.
- Look but don't click: Do not open links, pictures or attachments from the email.
- Be vary about all kinds of offers. If it's too good to be true, it probably is.