BE SURE IT SAYS HTTPS - Before
you ever type in any personal information whatsoever on a website (shopping,
medical facilities, registering on a company site for info, travel websites,
etc) – always be the one who went to that website by typing the website into
you browser address bar.. Don’t go there by using a link in an email you
received.. Once there, you always want to see https in the Internet browser address bar before
you ever type any personal information. For example when I got to
walgreens.com to see what’s on sale – the address in the browser bar will read:
But
when I left click on the “shopping cart” the data in the
internet browser toolbar changes and now reads:
REPUTABLE COMPANIES NEVER ASK FOR INFO VIA EMAIL - Your bank, favorite online store, mortgage or
credit card companies will NEVER – NEVER – NEVER - send you an email requesting
sensitive information such as your username, password, account number, etc. If
you ever receive an email asking for you for this information – print it off
and delete it.. Once you print it off, notify the company directly of what has
happened. When you type information into any website, you want to be sure
you generated the access to that specific website… never click on a link from
an email to visit the site.
BE
WARY OF EMAILS FROM GENERIC NAMES – Spammers, Scammers and
others who are phishing often send emails using a single name “Jean” or other
common names, such as “Uncle Dave” or a common company name – Wells Fargo, Bank
of America, or political affiliation these days… But that doesn’t mean
that it is who you think it is.. Most of our friend or families emails come in
showing both their first and last name - Pay attention to the email and any
attachments they may include – go with your gut, if it looks funny or unusual
delete it…
IF
IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT’S PROBABLY A HOAX!
When we receive emails offering easy money, free or cheap
products and services, requests for money because our friend is stuck in
another country or an offer for a foreign lotteries – remember they are almost
always a hoax… delete them and never, never forward them to anyone on
your email contact list/address book
PROTECT YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILIES PRIVACY - Always be sure you type friend
& families email addresses in the “BCC” line of all emails (not the To
line), so they receive the email but don’t see each other’s addresses – this
way if and when they forward the joke or information to others, email addresses
won’t be shared unknowingly..
If and when you receive an email with lots of other addresses, as soon
as you choose to forward it on, be sure to eliminate any of the addresses that
are listed before your forward it… Together
we can protect each others privacy and reduce the amount of junk mail we get..
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