[Nfbf-l] scam e-mails

Tue Feb 11 04:17:00 UTC 2014

I think dad got that same phone call but could not understand the caller well enough to get into trouble.
Thank goodness!
Holly 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 10, 2014, at 11:04 PM, "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Also you may get a phone call. The other day, I got a phone call saying that 
> malware had been detected on my computer. Then they asked me if I owned my 
> computer. I told them if they were accessing it, they would already have 
> that information and this was obviously a scam and I hung up.
> ----- 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 11:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] scam e-mails
> 
> 
> 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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