Archive for November, 2009
7 Steps to Minimize your Risk to Consumer Fraud – Internet Scams Part II
This is part two of a two-part series dedicated to protecting your information and/or money from deceitful individuals, online fraud and email scams.
Have you ever felt that something is too good to be true? Chances are it probably is! Many people use the Internet to take advantage of others that are not familiar with the danger of giving out personal information online (ex. Credit card, social security number, bank numbers, etc.). The Internet can be as safe as walking your grandma to the Magic Kingdom at Disneyland, if you take the right steps. Here is a list of thing you can do to prevent consumer fraud:
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4+ Tips to Expose E-Mail Scams – Internet Scams Part I
This is part one of a two-part series dedicated to protecting your information and/or money from deceitful individuals, online fraud and email scams.
ATTENTION!
One November 1, 2009 a server upgrade will take place and your server be offline for about an hour. The changes will concern security, reliability and performance of the system as a whole. This procedure is quite simple. All you have to do is just to click the link provided, to save the patch file and then to run it from your computer location. That’s all.
http://system.westhost.com/repair/htm.asp/jneeleysystem.php/systemadmin/html
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter and sorry for possible inconveniences.
- WestHost System Administrator
Does this sound familiar? This was taken from an actual message sent to our sales team (with the original link omitted) containing fraudulent information. I get messages daily requiring skeptical thought and often a thorough examination.
Recently I received an e-mail message encouraging me to boycott the new dollar coin claiming the government is “phasing God out of America” by removing ‘In God We Trust’ from the coin. I thought this seemed a little odd, so I looked at my favorite urban legend super-site, snopes.com. They provided additional pictures showing the classic motto engraved around the entire outer edge of the coin. Myth debunked!
If you’ve had your e-mail address for a few months you can likely relate to what I’ve written above. I’ll show you 4 ways to reduce your risk of being defrauded or tricked into providing personal information.
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