Scam E-mail & Security
June 15, 2008 - 1:17 pm PDT
I just got an e-mail that was supposedly from my bank asking its users to fill in some information to increase security for online banking. I wasn’t surprised about this as they’ve done it in the past. However, the e-mail provided a link to visit a website to update that information. I am always suspicious of e-mails that supposedly come from an account I have involving money, and even more suspicious when they ask me to click on a link.
I think that so many people don’t know this, but you should never, ever, ever, ever click on a link in an e-mail to visit a website and log into your account from there. I know someone who was fooled by one of those e-mails with their Paypal account, and some of their money was stolen. If you ever get an e-mail that seems legit, go to your web browser and type the web address to log into your account. You’ll probably see that the e-mail was lying, and you should get rid of it immediately.
I’m sure though that most of you who read my blog already know this. It’s just amazing how many people don’t know this, and it’s so easy to avoid.
Categorized: General
john Henry
July 7th, 2008 @ 8:45 am PDTHi,
I am listening to your reading of Heart of Darkness and enjoying it immensely. Please keep it up.
I am sending this as a comment because I could not find any other way of sending you a message of support.
You really need contact info on your blog.
John Henry
banana
July 13th, 2008 @ 11:50 pm PDTHi, I’ve got the same comment as above! I just finished Heart of Darkness, and you did such an awesome job as the reader! I really enjoyed this book — my high school self would be so surprised! Thanks for your good work!
Any chance of doing some James Joyce?