I have an email saying I won and it is from an AOL address, just wondering if I should open it.
2006-10-04 05:18:35 · 14 answers · asked by Michelle 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Absolutely not!!! It is common for spammers/scammers to spoof email addresses. Just because something came in from AOL does not mean it's safe.
Delete it!
2006-10-04 05:49:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that there is no "safe" way to open a suspicious email. If you do not recognize the sender of the email, I would not take a chance and open it. There are many worms and viruses out there that will damage and possibly destroy your hard drive, if you are not careful. I delete my emails if I do not recognize the sender.
2006-10-04 05:23:43 · answer #2 · answered by the oldone 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't win. It's probably not really from AOL. I wouldn't bother opening it. If you won something, they (whoever "they" is) would contact you by US mail.
2006-10-04 05:20:26 · answer #3 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do the smart thing, don't open any suspicious e mails. I just delete them.
2006-10-04 05:20:14 · answer #4 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you're using Outlook you can set your veiwing pane to the Preview pane option. That way you can view it without opening it.
2006-10-04 05:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jim C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NEVER open suspicious mail
2006-10-04 05:26:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
have a separate very old slow running computer you dont care much about and open it on that one. LOL.
2006-10-04 05:20:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
open it nice n slowly. just dont click on n e thing in the email till u know who and where its from.
2006-10-04 05:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by black_ca_scorpio 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It just means your e-mails were undelivered. (mailerdaemon (at) yahoo (dot) com ) That is how Yahoo tells you, your e-mail was not delivered Nothing to worry about.
2016-03-27 04:39:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your antivirus has an active email scanner, then it is absolutely safe to open it. AVG Free has an email scanner, I dunno of others. You can get AVG from:
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71free_405a791.exe
2006-10-04 05:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋