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Beware of online romance scams in 2023

Nowadays it’s common for romance to blossom online, with almost one-third of US adults having used a dating website or app. Unfortunately for all the lonely hearts out there, there are also lots of scammers online looking for money rather than love.

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Internet Cybersecurity Trends Phishing

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What happens when data is hacked? What hackers do with personal data

Have you ever wondered “Would it make a difference if someone hacked my account? I don’t have any secret stuff in there anyway…” Unfortunately, whether it’s your email inbox or a social media account, hackers can do all sorts of dangerous things with the personal data they steal. And the consequences could affect not just you, but your friends and family as well.

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Cybersecurity Phishing Password

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Your free mail.com Cloud gets a fresh new look

Sometimes it’s the little things that mean a lot! Our Cloud team has been working behind the scenes to make a series of small improvements to the mail.com Cloud – which add up to an even more delightful user experience for you!

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Update Cloud Office

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Change your default mail app on iPhone

Do you use your mail.com account as your primary email address? Do you have our Mail App installed on your iPhone or iPad? Final question: Did you know that you can now set mail.com as the default email app on Apple devices? Find out how – in three easy steps!

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App iOS Features

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Get to know us: The mail.com blog team

Have you ever wondered who is behind the mail.com blog? Spoiler alert! We can assure you it’s not an AI blog generator. Our blog team has many moving parts from writers to online marketing and product managers. We give you a peek behind the curtain to see who is pulling the strings to create the blog that gives you the latest about everything mail.com and email!

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mail.com Blog Interview

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Seven bad email habits you should break

We all spend a lot of time writing and replying to emails. So it’s not surprising that we sometimes cut corners or become careless. But a lot of the times we shoot ourselves in the foot with bad habits that ignore security concerns, annoy our correspondents or result in unprofessional emails.

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Email Attachments Life-hack Netiquette

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What‘s the carbon footprint of an email?

Nowadays we are all asking ourselves “How can I reduce my carbon footprint?” And many of us are spending more and more time online – working remotely as well as streaming our favorite series and listening to music. In many cases business travel has also been replaced by chats, video calls, and, of course, emails. Each of these online activities still cause carbon emissions, even if it's only a few grams.

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mail.com Email Environment

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Sign up for mail.com email right in our mobile app

Are you interested in downloading and using the mail.com mobile app? The mail.com app is a great choice for your mobile communication needs because it combines your email and cloud storage in a single application. You don’t need a mail.com account before you download – you can create an email account right in the app.

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App Android iOS

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Is this URL safe? How to check if a link you received is dangerous

“Check out this funny video!” “Click here for savings!” It seems like almost every email we receive these days is just begging us to click on one or several links. But unsafe links can install malware on your device or lead you to fraudulent websites. So how do you know when a URL is safe to click?

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Security Phishing Internet

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The first email message: 52 years of email

It might feel like email has been with us forever, but in fact it’s just hitting middle age. The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, a young engineer at the firm of Bolt, Beranek and Newman.

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Email mail.com History

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What are cultural differences in email communication?

Culture is such a tapestry of different pieces being brought together to create a beautiful photo. This super awesome tapestry is not exempt from working environments or even emails! In all professional settings and workplaces, sending an email professionally is a key element to communicating effectively with colleagues.

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Email Office Netiquette

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Effortless keyboard shortcuts for your PC or Mac

Working on your laptop without a mouse? Using a different browser and can’t find the function you need in the menu? Looking to speed up your scrolling? Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier and faster to work on a computer (they’re called shortcuts for a reason!).

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Office How-to

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World Password Day: ChatGPT is not a password manager

Good passwords are the foundation of internet security. Experts recommend using a unique, complex password for every login and online account. As the number of internet accounts steadily increases, this becomes quite a challenge – can modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT help us invent and manage secure passwords? "It depends," says Arne Allisat, Head of Email Security at mail.com.

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Press release Password Interview AI

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Fake job offer emails: How to avoid job scams

Taking advantage of people’s desire for remote positions and more flexibility, fake job offer scams are on the rise. Given the current rise in layoffs, more job seekers may be vulnerable to such scams. But fake job offers don’t just lead to disappointment – they are usually ploys to steal the unsuspecting target’s money or even involve them in criminal behavior.

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Phishing Security Trends

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Email folders: how to create and use them

Sometimes it can be hard to stay on top of all the messages in your inbox. mail.com helps you get organized with email folders: You can create multple folders and subfolders as well as customize the settings for maximum efficiency. And you can let our automatic email filters do the filing for you.

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Folders Inbox Features

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What is greylisting and how does it work?

Many of us have experienced this problem: you can’t remember your password for an online service you don’t use that often and have to click “forgot password” to get a reset link. But even though a message pops up claiming that an email was sent to you, no reset link arrives. You click again. Nothing! What just happened?

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Email Spam

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Send full resolution photos over WhatsApp on your Android phone

If you are like millions of other people across the planet, you use WhatsApp to send very important pictures of your cat or your latest craft project to select friends and family members. But the pictures are sent in a highly compressed format, so they aren’t really usable outside the app.

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Cloud Android Share Update

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What is dark mode? And how do you activate it?

The mail.com Mail Apps for iPhone and Android both offer dark mode. But have you ever wondered why people use dark mode? And is dark mode really better for your eyes and your device’s battery?

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App Android iOS

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Search the web with mail.com

Did you know that you can use mail.com to search the web? Whether from your email inbox or your web browser, we offer a powerful search engine with settings that let you finetune your search results. And now we’ve integrated a secure translation widget so you can get results no matter what language(s) you speak.

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Search Features

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Cloud Welcome Tour: Easy instructions for your 2 GB free storage

Ever feel like you’d like to try out cloud storage, but you’re not sure how to get started? Never fear, mail.com makes it easy – with 2 GB of free online storage right in your mailbox. And now we’ve added easy-to-follow instructions to help you upload and share photos and documents from your computer and smartphone.

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Cloud Backup Update

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