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Log into your email provider's website. Find an email to open. Reply to a message. Check your "Spam" folder occasionally. Delete or sort read messages. Don't click any unknown links.
If you've ever created a free email account, or you have an email account through your internet service provider, you can check your email using your web browser. Open the website that you use to log into the email account. For example, if you have a Gmail account, visit mail.google.com, or if you have Comcast internet visit comcast.net and click the Email button. You will need to log in with the account you have with that service. If you don't have an account, you can create one from a variety of free email services. When you log into your email account, you will be taken to your inbox. This is where all of your new email messages appear. Double-click a message in your inbox to open it. Click the "Reply" button to send a response to an email you have received. The Reply function varies from service to service. Some services such as Gmail allow you to start typing your reply in the same screen as the original message, while other services require you to click the "Reply" button or link to compose your message. Spam email is primarily advertising and scam email messages. Most email services have spam filters which automatically detect and remove spam before it reaches your inbox. These messages are moved to the Spam folder, where they typically sit for 30 days before being deleted. Check the folder occasionally, as sometimes legitimate mail gets flagged and sent to the Spam folder. If you don't take the time to manage your inbox, you will soon be drowning emails. After you read an email and apply to an email, either sort it into a folder or delete it from your inbox. This will help keep you organized. See this guide for details on organizing your Gmail inbox. Email is one of the most popular ways to try to scam and "phish" (trick people into giving out personal information). Any email offer you read that sounds too good to be true most likely is. Never click links unless you trust the sender, and even then its best to be cautious, as viruses on the sender's computer can cause them to send infected emails without knowing.