<ul><li>Spam emails can end up in your inbox due to data breaches, accidental self-exposure, or clicking on links in spam emails.</li><li>Data breaches, like the one at Medusind Inc. in 2025, can expose personal data, leading to spam emails.</li><li>If your email is compromised in a breach, update the password on affected sites and services.</li><li>Spammers can use publicly available information from social media for email scraping.</li><li>Limit risks of self-exposure by adjusting privacy settings and sharing contact info privately.</li><li>Clicking on unsubscribe links in spam emails can confirm your active email account to spammers.</li><li>Avoid interacting with suspicious emails, including unsubscribing, to prevent further spam.</li><li>Key indicators of spam include suspicious email addresses, impersonal delivery, and a sense of urgency.</li><li>Spam emails may imitate legitimate companies, request personal data, or exhibit poor grammar.</li><li>Avoid clicking on links or attachments in suspicious emails and mark them as spam or delete.</li></ul>

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