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..
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..
