Javea Grapevine Issue 176 - 2015 | Page 58

Hi Everyone! Easy computer-talk I hope you’ve all had a good Easter break, but now it’s time to get back to work and after the latest assistance requests from our clients, this article we are going to talk about some tips for avoiding Email scams and password hacking: Where shall we start? Well, basically, if an email seems too good to be true -- it usually is. For instance, why would someone in another country randomly choose you to give money to? It just doesn’t make sense. If you’re not convinced if an email is a fraud, do a check on scam resource sites to see if the sender is a known fraud. Also new internet users are better off getting a free online email account (gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.) rather than one that downloads emails onto their computer directly (such as MS Outlook), as they normally have far better spam filters than other alternatives. In a typical phishing scam, the scammer will send an e-mail that looks like it came from a bank. Other common Phishing schemes send spoof emails pretending to be from Ebay, Paypal or other large internet companies. The e-mail will look official and often include a li