How To Spot Common Spam Scams
We’ve all received spam trying to sell us things such as prescription medications, cheap mortgages and internet gambling. Most people just hit delete and move on, but there are some scams that are a little more serious.
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What You Can Do To Avoid Email Scams
Most of us get spam trying to sell us things, most commonly prescriptions, cheap mortgage rates, online gambling and other, more “adult” topics. Most of us just delete them or hit the “spam” button and move on. There are some other types of spam that are a little more serious, however.
CAN-SPAM Five Years Later: Time for a Fresh Look at the Law
It’s been almost 5 years since the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 went into effect, but don’t think the law has faded by the wayside. Although anti-spammers have referred to the law as the YOU CAN-SPAM Act and are quick to point out shortcomings, the law is the law - and it is being enforced.
Anti-spam organizations […]
Staying Safe from Phishing
Your brave anti-spam software works hard to defend your inbox from all those messages about enlarging… um…. various things. Even more important, your spam buster also helps protect you from less-embarrassing –but more dangerous– phishing scam emails. But not entirely safe. Just in case a big bad phishing scam does get through to your […]
Spam vs Permission Based Email Marketing
I was talking to a client recently about why he should add a newsletter opt-in form on his website so that he can capture email addresses.
He said “but Sam I don’t like spam”.
In hindsight I probably should have worded that a little bit differently when I said capturing an email address. What […]
How Can We Put An End To Spam?
I receive approximately 5,000 emails containing spam each and every day. Well, maybe not that many, but it sure seems like it. Spam is spiraling out of control and shows no signs of stopping. The question is, where does spam come from, and can you do anything about it?
Most of the spam I receive in […]
Things You Should Know About Spyware
Most people who have spyware on their computers and laptops do not even realize it. The spyware lurks in the background doing it deeds within the shadows of their computer’s hard drives.
Sadly, most are unaware of what spyware can do, the types of damage it can potentially cause and measures that can be taken to […]
Going Through The In Basket And Getting Rid Of The Junk
This problem has been around since the dawning of Adam and Eve. When the Lord punished them for eating from the Tree of Knowledge, He wisely left out the punishment called Getting Rid Of The Junk. They had to figure out how to get rid of the trash.
Today, the Information Age piles up […]
Nigerian 419 Scams Have Gotten More Sophisticated
Anybody that has the ugly chore of going through the e-mail in basket will see these little gems and should recognize them for what they are worth - garbage. Yet, these scam messages seem to be increasing in number and sophistication. A few of them are very enticing.
Most of these messages […]
9 Ways to Keep Your Online Identity Secure
In a world where you can do virtually everything online, one has to wonder where all the information is going, and how it is being protected. High speed Internet access and devices like Blackberry’s give us constant access to the Internet, and therefore, the ability to exchange information via the World Wide Web. […]
