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Old 02-20-2013, 06:36 PM
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A friend here in Central Florida got the email too, early in January. Didn't seem to be any reason why they were targeted. Did a "go back" and that cleared it.
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Old 02-21-2013, 06:17 AM
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These can destroy everything in your computer, my husband opened on last year, lost everything plus hard drive.
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Old 02-21-2013, 09:58 AM
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I've gotten those and check offers, etc. Yahoo has been doing a good job and putting them in Spam. I just delete them.
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Old 02-21-2013, 10:14 AM
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Our local TV station is always saying THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL! So if you get something from a government agency, it's a fraud!
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Old 02-21-2013, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by jitkaau View Post
The FedEx and Ups scam goes all the way to Australia - makes one FED-Up!
Be very care opening e-mails from Paypal. Since I almost never do business with them, there should be no reason for them to want to know about my bank account.
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Old 02-21-2013, 01:18 PM
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I have received those in past years also... yup, is a scam
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Old 02-21-2013, 10:00 PM
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I have also learned it is good to hover over the senders information if the subject line is suspect. I have a friend who emails me every once in a while, but I always hover over her information because there are many times it isn't really from her. I can't open them and send them to her because the damage is done then.

I also don't open emails from people I don't know unless we have talked and I will tell them to put something special in the subject line so I know it's from them and is safe to open.
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