How to spot spam

• Spam emails may feature some of the following warning signs
• You don’t know the sender.
• Contains misspellings (for example ‘p0rn’ with a zero) designed to fool spam filters.
• Makes an offer that seems too good to be true, such as Lotto, inheritance or SARS payouts.
• The subject line and contents do not match.
• Contains an urgent offer end date (for example “Buy now and get 50% off”).
• Contains a request to forward an email to multiple people, and may offer money for doing so.
• Contains a virus warning.
• Contains attachments, which could include .exe files.