Tag Email

How to spot a fraudster’s fake email address

Would you knowingly hand a fraudster your cash? Chances are, no matter how much money you earn, you’d probably prefer to give it to a worthier cause. While criminals want you to hand over your money willingly to them, they…

Messages from the grave

How old email accounts can rise from the dead. As we move through life, we may find that email account names outlive their usefulness. Email names such as “partymonster” or “superslacker” may be fine in high school, but entirely unsuitable…

Change your password immediately if you have a Yahoo account

In an announcement on September 22, 2016, Yahoo disclosed the news that criminals stole account information for more than 500 million users from its systems in late 2014. While the company doesn’t believe financial information was included in that data…

Bank fraud alert attempts to hack your account

When is a fraud alert not a fraud alert? When it’s a scammer trying to lure you into giving up your personal information. A recent Own Your Defense article reviewed a powerful strategy scammers employ to lure targets into taking…

How to control spam email

Spammers and scammers appreciate the value of their email distribution lists. Culled from a variety of sources including contest entries, request for information forms, business databases, and suppliers that specialize in consumer data warehousing, these lists represent the life’s blood…

How to avoid phony hyperlinks

Scammers are tricky, and they’ll do whatever they can to convince you that one thing is actually another. One of the more popular ways for email spammers to get you to click on a link is to disguise it as…

Congratulations! You’ve been scammed.

Curiosity can sometimes be a good thing. It can prompt someone to take a college course on ancient civilizations, explore the great outdoors, or ask that special someone out on a date. It can also lead someone down a path…