When you see as many scams as I do there is a point when you become desensitized by the details. They all seem to come with some type of “hook” that plays on the victims personal feelings our experiences. By that, I mean the dialog about the death of a family member, being stranded without assistance, offering large sums of money, and apparently pets. Yes that is right, I said pets.
I have yet to see one myself, but supposedly there are several emails sent in which the scammer claims to need information on your pet. That information, of course, involves some of your personal information too. Again, I have yet to see one in print, but I am now searching for any documentation on this kind of pet scam. This just leads me to wonder, what will be next?! At some point the scammer has to evolve and consider other angels to try and get your information or money. What will it be next?!
As always, be careful what you read and what you respond to. In general you should never share your personal information with a stranger. Don’t email, don’t call! Just play it safe and it delete!
Tags: computer, email scam, pets, scam, spam, unread messages
Alright, let’s be honest… how many pharmaceutical scam emails are really in your spam or inbox? I will tell you that lately I am getting more pharmaceutical scam emails than anything else.
Take this to cure “BLANK” and try this to cure your “BLANK.” (I will leave it up to you to fill in the blanks.) The truth is that these forms of email scams are becoming more and more apparent. In addition, they can become more and more annoying. I refuse to click on any links involved with these emails for several reasons.
First, I really do not want anything they are offering. Second, I am afraid that the simple link will result in malware, spyware, or something else. Tell us, do you click on any of these links and why? Are you afraid that you will end up with an infected computer or worse?
I treat all spam the same regardless of who it is from and what is offered. Spam and email scams do not last long in my inbox or even in my spam. I tend to hit delete just as fast as I see the annoying subject title. Should your “BLANK” need some “BLANK?” DELETE!
Tags: email scam, emails, new scam, personal email address, pharmaceutical email scams, scam introductions, spam, unread messages
As much as you tried to avoid it, it finally happened to you. Your email was hacked. Now, you are receiving calls and response emails from your friends, family, and co-workers about the crazy messages that have been filling their inboxes from your account.
How did this happen? You never give your email address out unless it is completely necessary and you monitor your sent messages daily. Regardless of how it has happened the first thing you need to do immediately is CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD!!!! This should hopefully stop anyone from getting back into your email account. The next thing you can do is email everyone on your contact list and let them know that you are aware that your account was hacked and you have everything under control.
Getting hacked is a frustrating and sometimes unavoidable issue. If you have any old email addresses that you don’t use anymore it is best to close the account and/or still monitor its activity. An old email address with thousands of unread messages may seem harmless to you, but is an ideal email account for hackers. Most often they can hack and use your old email address without detection for a long period of time since you rarely check it.
Tags: co-workers, email address, email hack, family, friends, password, unread messages
