[Nfbf-l] scam e-mails
Holly
hbeanie at gmail.com
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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