As an essentially anonymous medium email is an ideal method of contacting a large number of people. It's also become the communications medium of choice for many individuals. Because of this its becoming a more and more attractive medium for fraudsters and scamsters. However, a few simple steps can protect you from the vast majority of email scams and these are listed in this article.

With the New Year the number of spam and scam emails is increasing once again. But, the scamsters are getting cleverer as well. Below is a new phishing scam purporting to be from the UK bank, Abbey National which should be brought to everyone's attention.

Spam or unsolicited emails are a modern nuisance but it's surprising how many people still fall for the various cons in these emails. But fraudsters are becoming cleverer and the scam emails may now be directed at you personally or may purport to be forwarded from a friend. Here I will briefly take you through the top ten fraud email strategies so that you can recognize the scams and protect yourself.

Spam is the bane of anyone whose businesses involve the internet. If you publish your email on your website then it will be harvested and used by spammers. Learn how to protect your email and fool the spammers' email harvesters.