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Computing

Online Safety

Year One

Computing | Year 5 | Online Safety | Spam! | Lesson 1

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  • To identify spam emails and what to do with them.

Success Criteria

Aim

  • I can look at the sender and subject to spot a spam email.
  • I can identify the potential dangers of spam email.
  • I know what to do with spam email.
  • I can take steps to avoid receiving spam.

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Junk Mail

Do you sometimes get letters or leaflets through your letter box that aren’t really for anyone in your home?

Do you think they are sent especially to your home?

What do the people in your home do with them?

Why are they sent and who by?

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What Is Spam?

We call the unwanted letters and leaflets posted to homes ‘junk mail’.

Spam is the name we give to the email version of junk mail.

They are emails someone receives without asking for them.

They are sent to any email address that the sender has, and are never just for the person that receives it.

^ Inbox

bill776556@interspam.ds

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Sender

Subject

Date

FREE Money!!! £££

03/01/2019

The Free Stuff Co!

Reply now for FREE Stuff :D

04/02/2019

Lottery Legends

You have won £5 million!

05/02/2019

bananas2345666@spamnet.bot

Open now to read a secret!

06/02/2019

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What Is Spam?

On a sticky note, write how having your email inbox filled with this type of message would make you feel.

^ Inbox

bill776556@interspam.ds

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Sender

Subject

Date

FREE Money!!! £££

03/01/2019

The Free Stuff Co!

Reply now for FREE Stuff :D

04/02/2019

Lottery Legends

You have won £5 million!

05/02/2019

bananas2345666@spamnet.bot

Open now to read a secret!

06/02/2019

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Annoying but Harmless?

We can agree that spam is very annoying, but is it dangerous?

Look at this email. Could it be unsafe?

Save and Win!!

Dear customer

Save 50% on tinned ham and you could win £100 in our prize draw!

Click here to enter or click here to download our entry form.

Inbox X

The Ham Kings

Date: 03/01/2019

Reply

Reply to all

Forward

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Annoying but Harmless?

The links you can click could take you to a dangerous website.

The links and download could contain a virus.

Save and Win!!

Dear customer

Save 50% on tinned ham and you could win £100 in our prize draw!

Click here to enter or click here to download our entry form.

Inbox X

The Ham Kings

Date: 03/01/2019

Reply

Reply to all

Forward

If you click the links or download the file, it could let the sender know that your email address belongs to someone. They could then send you lots more spam.

Filling in details on an online form like this gives your personal information to a stranger. This is called phishing (pretending to be a real company to get your details).

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Protect Your Inbox

When using email, it is important to try to protect yourself from spam.

It can be quite easy to spot spam…

^ Index

SNAZZY SHOES CO.

fakerboy1331234@spamtown300.pe.it

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Sender

Subject

Date

You’ve WON some FREE shoes!

03/01/2018

  • A spam email will often look like it is from a company. Sometimes, it will look like it is from a company you trust.
  • The emails often come from a strange-looking or unknown email address.
  • The subject might say that you have won something or that there is an amazing deal for you.

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Protect Your Inbox

If you spot spam…

  • Do not open the email.
  • Find out how to ‘mark as junk’ so that your email provider knows the email is junk mail. This will move it out of your inbox.
  • If you think the email might be dangerous, ask a trusted adult to help you report it.

^ Index

SNAZZY SHOES CO.

fakerboy1331234@spamtown300.pe.it

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Sender

Subject

Date

You’ve WON some FREE shoes!

03/01/2018

Mark as Junk

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Protect Your Inbox

If you open an email and then realise it’s spam…

Make sure you do not reply to it or forward it.

Don’t click any links or attachments in it - these could be really harmful!

You can still move the email to your junk folder or report it after you’ve opened it.

Tell a trusted adult that you opened it by accident, just so they can check that nothing harmful has happened.

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Protect Your Inbox

There are things you can do to prevent more spam emails in the future…

Avoid putting your email address into websites or online forms unless you have to. Try not to sign up to mailing lists.

Send any unwanted spam emails straight to your junk folder.

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Stay Safe from Spam!

Complete the Stay Safe from Spam! Activity Sheet to show how much you know about avoiding the dangers of spam.

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Quick Quiz

^ Inbox

Steakhouse

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Sender

Subject

Date

Free Tinned Beef and Shopping Vouchers!!

27/12/2018

Lauren F

The photos you wanted ☺

1/1/2019

Ham.house.uk.pu

###sale###

2/1/2019

Mum

Re: thanks!

3/1/2019

Canned shopping

Register to get super deals

4/1/2019

Kyron has received these emails.

Which emails should Kyron choose to open?

Discuss the emails with your partner and vote yes or no for each one.

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  • To identify spam emails and what to do with them.

Success Criteria

Aim

  • I can look at the sender and subject to spot a spam email.
  • I can identify the potential dangers of spam email.
  • I know what to do with spam email.
  • I can take steps to avoid receiving spam.

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