Question for the Computerites on this Board
01-21-2011, 07:55 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by BluegrassGurl
Unfortunately, scam artists are always coming up with ways to get to people's information - especially email addresses. Sometimes it is from sites you get on. It could be from a friend opening up an email message and it containing instructions that will grab all their contacts in their email. Sometimes your ISP (Internet Service Provider) will sell email addresses to vendors.
I have not seen any messages like you have described since I have joined this board.
One way to protect your information is to:
1) Get a good anti-virus protection on your computer
2) Have it scheduled to run at least 2x per week
3) Keep the software updated. Computer hackers find new ways to hack systems.... so it is very important to keep your anti-virus software up-to-date.
I hope this is helpful.
I have not seen any messages like you have described since I have joined this board.
One way to protect your information is to:
1) Get a good anti-virus protection on your computer
2) Have it scheduled to run at least 2x per week
3) Keep the software updated. Computer hackers find new ways to hack systems.... so it is very important to keep your anti-virus software up-to-date.
I hope this is helpful.
01-21-2011, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by connie_1936
try replying , juyst one word. make them open annoying mail they don't want
The only problem with this is that they then KNOW that they have a valid email. You are likely to get more email and from them and from other spammers.
The best thing to do is delete them and report them as spam.
01-21-2011, 10:10 PM
#15
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Originally Posted by connie_1936
try replying , juyst one word. make them open annoying mail they don't want
01-21-2011, 11:54 PM
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You probably don't want to change your address but there is less chance of someone randomly generating your address if you put some numbers into it.
You don't have to be a genius to come up with [email protected] (or whatever) if you are desperate enough to think that sending out a million emails will be a good way to part people from their money.
Some email companies are better than others in filtering out these unsolicited scam messaqes- I never get any on my gmail account, for example, but get them everywhere else, including at work where our security is pretty tight.
You don't have to be a genius to come up with [email protected] (or whatever) if you are desperate enough to think that sending out a million emails will be a good way to part people from their money.
Some email companies are better than others in filtering out these unsolicited scam messaqes- I never get any on my gmail account, for example, but get them everywhere else, including at work where our security is pretty tight.
01-22-2011, 06:34 AM
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Do you use e-mail? If you forward something to someone, and they forward it to someone...pretty soon strangers have your e-mail address. When I forward an e-mail, I always make sure I delete any names and e-mail addresses on the page. When I send a joke on to many people, I use BCC (which stands for Blind Copy Sent, I don't know where the other C came from) and their e-mail addresses do not show up to each other.
01-22-2011, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mrs theo
Do you use e-mail? If you forward something to someone, and they forward it to someone...pretty soon strangers have your e-mail address. When I forward an e-mail, I always make sure I delete any names and e-mail addresses on the page. When I send a joke on to many people, I use BCC (which stands for Blind Copy Sent, I don't know where the other C came from) and their e-mail addresses do not show up to each other.
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