There are countless cases of Internet scams committed everyday. Lots of people suffer from financial losses just because of some minor carelessness in conducting transactions online. As netbots become more sophisticated, it is now easier for cyber crime organizations to access information from government, financial, and academic institutions. However, institutions are not the only ones who can be the target of cyber crime. You can also be a potential victim. However, there are various ways by which you can avoid becoming the next victim of email spoofs and other finance-related cyber crimes.
Why use plain text
One of the ways to combat unauthorized access of your messages and files is by reading your emails in plain text. Many people are seduced by the HTML-rendered file because of its attractive features; there are colored fonts and images in HTML-rendered emails. However, it is not secure to read emails in HTML format because it can hide images and links that could aid hackers to obtain the information from the emails. This can also help spammers find their new victims. However, if you use plain text, you don’t have to worry about hidden links and images because the plain text format will show everything. The plain text format does not support active content; some types of active content can actually harm your system by allowing harmful files to be downloaded automatically.
Plain text email messages are easy to compose, send, and receive. No plain text email has ever been found to contain viruses or cause any problems when being accessed.