Email address harvesting

Hey kiddo, have you ever given your email address to someone when you signed up for a game or to get updates? Well, imagine there were bad guys who wanted to collect as many email addresses as possible to send you spam emails or even try to steal your personal information. That’s called email address harvesting, and it’s not good.

See, when you give out your email address, it's like sharing a secret password that only you and the person you’re sending it to know. But sometimes, people are sneaky, and they want to get their hands on as many email addresses as possible so they can sell them, spam them, or try to trick you with phishing scams.

These bad guys use all sorts of tricks. For example, they might create a fake website that looks like something you know and trust, like a popular game or even a bank. Once you enter your email address, the bad guys grab it and save it for later use.

Another way these bad guys might harvest email addresses is by using a tool that scans through websites and automatically collects email addresses. This is like a big robot that looks at every corner of the internet and takes any email address it can find.

So, it's important to be careful with your email address and only give it out to people or websites that you know and trust. You don't want bad guys to harvest your address and use it for their own gain. Always be cautious when sharing any personal information, even if it seems harmless.