Fraud Prevention Month - Spam E-mail

News Release

Canadian
consumers can now sign up for a free service to reduce the amount of unsolicited
commercial e-mail they receive. The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA),
in co-operation with the Direct Marketing Association in the U.S. and
other international direct marketing associations, has introduced a Web-based
e-mail preference service (e-mps).
Consumers can register at www.e-mps.org,
a Web site operated by the U.S. Direct Marketing Association, where e-mail
addresses are added to an opt-out list. Marketers belonging to Direct
Marketing Associations in participating countries cross-reference their
mailing lists with the suppression list to delete the addresses of individuals
who do not want to receive e-mail solicitations.
Marketers are not required to remove the names of their existing customers,
and the service does not apply to marketers utilizing opt-in lists where
individuals self-select their receipt of e-mail advertising.

TIPS
Join in the fight against spam by remembering the following general
words of advice:

USE an alias e-mail address (other than your personal
address) if you post to newsgroups or bulletin boards .

AVOID opening unsolicited e-mail. Spam usually means
scam and the message may contain a virus that can damage your computer.

DO NOT buy products from or reply to a company that
spams - it only encourages them to continue spamming.

SEND a complaint to your Internet Service Provider
- if enough people complain, the spammer will be refused access to the
system.

DO NOT reply to or forward "chain-letter" e-mail.

CONSIDER buying filtering software to block spam
and junk e-mail.

LINKS
Industry Canada

Task Force on Spam
SPAM IQ Test

Government
of Canada Internet Guide
Junkbusters
Tips
Privacy
Commission of Canada Personal Information Protection - Legislation
Spambusters
Tips
Visit the Public
Safety Portal for one-window access to government information, services
and programs related to public safety and security in Canada.

Please
visit the
Canadian
Consumer Information Gateway

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