As a daily communication tool, e-mail, if maliciously used, may indeed cause psychological pressure on the recipient in a hidden way. The following is an analysis of the characteristics of such emails and suggestions for coping with them, which are designed to help identify risks and protect one's own mental health.： --- ###**1. Common characteristics of fake emails that are not easy to detect** 1. **Vague threats and suggestive language** -Example: * "I believe you understand the consequences”*or * "Some things are best resolved privately”* -**Concealment**: Avoid sensitive words (such as "prosecution” and "exposure”) and use the recipient's association to create anxiety. 2. **Create a false sense of urgency** -Example: Pretending to be a bank and saying that “the account is abnormal and needs to be verified within 2 hours”, or falsely claiming that "the prize is invalid after the expiration of the time limit." -**Means**: Use the Urgency Bias effect to force the recipient to act in a hurry. 3. **Emotional manipulation (Gaslighting)** -Example: Continue to question the recipient's ability (*"Everyone is very disappointed in your performance”*), or deny the facts (*“You remembered the wrong deadline”*). -**Effect**: Receiving such emails for a long time may lead to self-doubt and anxiety. 4. **Information overload and confusion** -Example: A long speech is mixed with contradictory information, or complex terms are used to conceal the true intention. -**Purpose**: Weaken the recipient's judgment through cognitive overload. 5. **Privacy implication and social engineering** -Example: *"I have the minutes of your meeting last week”*(the specific content is not stated). -**Risk**: Take advantage of the fear of privacy leakage, but do not provide reportable evidence. --- ###**2. Technical camouflage methods** -**Image instead of text**: Embed the threat content in the picture to avoid text scanning. -**Replacement of typos and symbols**: such as "account is different" or "V. I. P_ notification”, bypassing keyword filtering. -**Disguise the sender**: Imitate the email domain name of an authoritative organization (such as company executives, government departments). --- ###**3. How to identify and respond** 1. **Calmly verify the source** -Check whether the sender's mailbox is official (such as “support@amaz0n.com ”It's actually a fishing domain name). -Verify the authenticity of the email content through other channels (telephone, official website). 2. **Be alert to emotional trigger points** -If the content of the email causes a strong sense of anxiety or shame, suspend the response. Malicious emails often use emotional impulses. 3. **Technical protective measures** -Enable mail filtering rules (such as marking messages with “urgent” and “ultimatum” to a specific folder). - Use anti-phishing plug-ins (such as Google Password Alert) to detect suspicious links. 4. **Psychological boundary construction** -Set the "mail processing time” to avoid 24/7 viewing to reduce anxiety accumulation. -If you continue to encounter harassment, keep evidence and report to the platform, and seek legal assistance if necessary. --- ###**Fourth, important reminders** -**Legal and ethical boundaries**: Sending threatening, defamatory, or harassing emails may constitute an offense (such as the crime of intimidation in the "Cyber Security Law" and "Criminal Law"). -**Active defense awareness**: Regularly clean up mailbox subscriptions, avoid disclosing personal mailboxes, and reduce the risk of being maliciously targeted. --- When facing suspicious emails, maintaining rational analysis and proactive defense are the key. If you perceive that your mental state is continuously affected, it is recommended to seek psychological counseling or social support to avoid coping in isolation.