The UK’s The Guardian recently posted an article titled “How can I stop spam emails?” which summarizes tips to reduce spam. Read the full article for details. Get a new email address (especially a Gmail address). Use a different email service which blocks more spam (like Gmail). Be careful about who you share your email… Continue reading Got too much spam? — tips to reduce junk email
IRS “Dirty Dozen” tax scams — phone and email fraud
1. Phone tax scams top the IRS’ so-called “Dirty Dozen” for this filing season. Read the full article for what to do and not to do. Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, headlining the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for the 2016 filing… Continue reading IRS “Dirty Dozen” tax scams — phone and email fraud
PUPs (not puppies) — avoiding unwanted PC programs
I’ve written about this topic before. In the last few years, I’ve probably seen as much mayhem done on my clients’ PCs by Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) as by computer viruses. In many ways, winding up with PUPs on your PC actually is easier. What can you do? How do you know if you have… Continue reading PUPs (not puppies) — avoiding unwanted PC programs
CA Verizon email users — moving to AOL Mail and more
Are you using a Verizon email address (like someone@verizon.net)? If you have not already received an email message with the subject “Immediate action required to keep email active” from Verizon Notification (verizon-notification@verizon.com), then you should get one soon (deadline is in March)! Here’s what I received yesterday: As a reminder, we are moving your verizon.net… Continue reading CA Verizon email users — moving to AOL Mail and more
Tax scams — email phishing
Tax scams are nothing new. The digital age has made such scams even more common. So, I received a phishing email message today claiming to be from “irs.online.services@irs.gov” with “Update Your E-file Records For 2015 Tax Return” as the subject. A detailed examination revealed that the message was not in fact from the IRS (no… Continue reading Tax scams — email phishing