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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Members of TAD:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I received a call last night from a person who claimed to be from Microsoft Support. She said that she was calling because she had received an alert that I had an issue with my computer. Anyway, she wanted to know if I would grant her remote access to my system. I told her “I don’t think so and Good-bye.” <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In summary, this was a hoax and she wasn’t from Microsoft support. Had I granted her remote access, she would have likely, infected my PC with malware and spyware, which is not good. She would have also likely charged me an exorbitant amount of money to remove what she put on my PC. That’s the good news. The bad news is she could have found files with sensitive information, and either, stolen or high jacked my personal information. High Jacked means that she would have ransomed my personal information. You want your files back, you pay me!!). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FYI, there will not ever be anyone from Microsoft calling you unless you have called them, so that is a red flag. How did she know I had Microsoft? It was a fishing expedition. The odds are that I was using a Microsoft operating system (OS) or MS Office program, based on how many people use Windows and/or Office. If I were using the Linux or Mac operating system, she would have likely made an excuse that she had reached me in error.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My advice to you all is: Don’t ever give anyone remote access to your PC, unless you know who you’re dealing with and where they are. Don’t let anyone work on your computer that you don’t know and doesn’t have references that you can check. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Be Safe,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Todd<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Todd E. Stephens<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Independence Place of KY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Technology Specialist and Special Projects Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Office: (859) 266-2807<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Toll Free: (877) 266-2807<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax: (859) 335-0627<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1093 South Broadway St, suite 1218<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Lexington, KY 40504<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:tstephens@independenceplaceky.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>testephens@independenceplaceky.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The information contained in this E-mail may be privileged, confidential and<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>protected from disclosure. If you are not the identified recipient any<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>dissemination, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. If you<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>think that you have received this email message in error, please inform the<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>sender, and delete this message permanently from your computer. Thank you.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Todd E. Stephens</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Independence Place of KY<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Technology Specialist and Special Projects Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Office: (859) 266-2807<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Toll Free: (877) 266-2807<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax: (859) 335-0627<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1093 South Broadway St, suite 1218<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Lexington, KY 40504<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:tstephens@independenceplaceky.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>testephens@independenceplaceky.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The information contained in this E-mail may be privileged, confidential and<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>protected from disclosure. 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