http://ask.metafilter.com/3716/Where-to-direct-people-about-scams-and-spam/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Where to direct people about scams and spam? Mon, 08 Dec 2003 20:53:18 -0800 Mon, 08 Dec 2003 20:53:18 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/3716/Where-to-direct-people-about-scams-and-spam When administering websites and email accounts for the average Jose (<a href="http://www.oblomovka.com/entries/2003/04/15">hinternet tourists</a>, the lot of them), what's a good FAQ to cc: to them for information on spam and scams? post:ask.metafilter.com,2003:site.3716 Mon, 08 Dec 2003 20:39:23 -0800 brownpau email spam scams beginners faq http://ask.metafilter.com/3716/Where-to-direct-people-about-scams-and-spam#91527 <a href="http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/">Hoaxbusters</a> is the classic 'net scam page, but <a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/inboxer.htm">Snopes</a> has an extensive section focussing on "dubious email" that they keep up to date. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2003:site.3716-91527 Mon, 08 Dec 2003 20:53:18 -0800 tranquileye http://ask.metafilter.com/3716/Where-to-direct-people-about-scams-and-spam#91537 Thanks, tranquileye. I'm also looking for the kind of authoritative FAQ which tells customers not to reply to or buy from spam messages, to turn off image loading, that kind of thing. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2003:site.3716-91537 Mon, 08 Dec 2003 21:19:00 -0800 brownpau