[Nfbf-l] scam e-mails

[Jim Ellsworth]

Hi Kathy and all,

More often than not these kinds of e mail's can seem to be pretty legit and
we all need to be very careful not to click links or open attachments from
these kinds of messages.  Sometimes if you open such a message you can tell
if it is spam or junk by the way it is written.  There will be misspellings
and words might be missing from sentences etc.

If you ever get any messages that seem to come from Microsoft telling you
that you have a virus on your PC just delete it.  They will never send such
a message.  Other examples of things to beware of are messages from your
bank asking you to log into your account to fix a problem.  It might be a
spoofed message and clicking on a link in the message will take you a
spoofed web site and if you log in there most likely you will have just
given your log in information to someone giving them access to your real
account.

Just be careful and pay close attention to messages that you open and if
something seems weird about the message don't click any links or open any
attachments.

Thanks,
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Roskos
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 11:01 AM
To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] scam e-mails

Thanks so much, Jim. I will use the link you provided to make sure 
everything is okay.

     although I well know that you should never open an e-mail that is 
unfamiliar to you, I did fall for this one.  In case anyone else gets this 
on their computer, it is an e-mail supposedly from a funeral home inviting 
you to services for someone they say you know. I looked on the web and found

an article that describes this exact scam. so everyone beware and don't make

the same mistake I did.

Thanks again.

Kathy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] scam e-mails


> Hi Kathy,
>
> If you open an e mail but did not open the attachment then you have 
> nothing
> to worry about.  You can't get a virus or spyware simply by opening an e
> mail.  Just delete the message and you will be fine.  If you opened the
> attachment or clicked on any links in the message then you should run a 
> full
> scan with your anti virus program.  It would be good if you also have a
> spyware program like Malware Bytes but if you don't then you can get a 
> trial
> copy from there web site.  I am putting the link to the web site below.
> When you bring up the web site just click the link for the free version 
> and
> it will start the download process to your computer.  Next install the
> program and then allow it to fully update itself and I believe it will
> automatically run a first time scan which can take a while.  The program 
> is
> pretty accessible.  When it is done follow the steps to remove anything it
> finds.  It creates a text file once the scan is complete which you can 
> close
> with alt F4 unless you want to save it for some reason.  That is pretty 
> much
> it so good luck and I think you will be fine but it is always possible 
> that
> you might have something on your PC but running both your antivirus and
> Malware Bytes should fix any problems.
>
> http://www.malware bytes.org
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Ellsworth
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Roskos
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 9:19 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] scam e-mails
>
> I only know I have AVG antivirus. I am not sure about malware protection. 
> I
> will check on that.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kathy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ryan Mann" <rmann0581 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2014 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] scam e-mails
>
>
>> Do you have a anti-malware program on your computer like Malware Bytes
>> Anti-Malware?  If so, delete the email and scan your computer.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Feb 8, 2014, at 7:17 PM, "Kathy Roskos" <kroskos at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Can anyone tell me what to do if I opened up a scam e-mail that
>>> supposedly contains malware?
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