One easy trick to foil mail bots

How to know if a bot has sent an email from your account

Mail-hacking bots are a nuisance. Here’s a simple way you can check to see if your email account has been compromised.

Hackers never rest on their laurels, and are constantly finding new area to compromise security. And one particular prize is email accounts.

How can you find out if someone has hacked your email account? This one simple trick outlined in the video can help you keep one step ahead of the hackers.

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