Things you need to know.

In general, be aware of unsolicited emails that:
 Promise you money, jobs or prizes.
 Ask you to provide sensitive personal information.
 Ask you to follow a link to a website and log on to an account.
 Propose lucrative business deals
However it may seem to be a difficult task for novice Internet users to identify such online scams. Here are some of the
common signs of such scam emails. By knowing them it may help you to stay away.
Note that, all these scam emails never address you by your name. In turn they commonly address you something like "Dear
User” or "Dear Customer” etc. This is a clear indication that the email is a fraudulent one
When you observe the email header you may notice in the "TO:” Field that, the same email is forwarded to a
large group of people or the "TO:” field appears blank. So this confirms that the email was not intended
particularly for you. It was forwarded for a large group of people and you are one among them.