How can you tell if an email is legitimate or a scam?

In: Spam, Internet Security and Privacy, Phishing

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One can identify by subject line of the mail . It may say you that you have won a online lottery , laptop or something.Remember there is no online lottery system which gives you money without paying or participating in the competition. The other most prevalent scam mail is for asking partnership for bringing money in to you country ,it specifies that you can earn too also , Do not believe those scams .

Some scam mails even have a mailing address ,

Do not believe those mails.

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