Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Emails

Recently, I have been experiencing various Email Scam or Fraudulent Emails, requesting from Banks such as:

Chase

CitiBank

Washington Mutual

& Also

Paypal

These letter normally would address You as "Dear Valued Customer"

& they will also as for your I.D., Social Security Number.. all the private informations.

They also display the logo of the Bank's all credit cards on the their letter or email.

If you receive these letter or emails.. don't respond, cantact the bank or credit card company..
then forward the email to i.e.:

spoof@paypal.com

Also, if possible copy your email to FBI & FTC Fraud reporting unit.





Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Emails

What is a fraudulent email?

A fraudulent (spoof) email pretends to be from a well-known company, such as PayPal or eBay, in an attempt to get personal information from you. People who send spoof emails hope to use your information - such as credit and debit card numbers or account passwords - to commit identity theft.

You can prevent spoof from affecting you

Spoof, or "phishing," emails - and the spoof websites often associated with them - are deceptive in appearance. However, they contain content that reveals they're fake. The most important thing to do to protect yourself is be able to spot this misleading content.

Know a spoof when you see it

Frequently, a spoof email looks something like this:
Spoof screenshot
What to watch out for

1. Generic greetings. Many spoof emails begin with a general greeting, such as: "Dear PayPal member."

2. A false sense of urgency. Most spoof emails try to deceive you with the threat that your account is in jeopardy if you don't update it ASAP.

3. Fake links. The text in a link may attempt to look valid, then send you to a spoof address. Always check where a link is going before you click. Move your mouse over it and look at the URL in your browser or email status bar. If the link looks suspicious, don't click on it. And be aware that a fake link may even have the word "PayPal" in it.


Learn more ways to spot spoof

Read PayPal's 10 ways to recognize fake (spoof) emails now.

Questions PayPal will never ask you in an email

To help you better identify fake emails, we follow strict rules. We will never ask for the following personal information in emails:

* Credit and debit card numbers
* Bank account numbers
* Driver's License numbers
* Email addresses
* Passwords
* Your full name


Ways to fight spoof

* Report it. Forward the entire email - including the header information - or the site's URL to spoof@paypal.com We investigate every spoof reported. Please note that the automatic response you get from us may not address you by name.

* Use Account Guard on the eBay toolbar. If you use Internet Explorer, download the eBay toolbar. Account Guard helps ensure you are on PayPal or eBay. Download the eBay toolbar now

* Use the SafetyBar. Email security provider Cloudmark has engineered a toolbar for Microsoft Outlook you can use to report spoof emails. Should you receive a spoof, click the SafetyBar's "Block Fraud" button to automatically report it to us. Download the Cloudmark SafetyBar now



We're dedicated to protecting you

PayPal works hard to educate you on the best ways to recognize and fight spoof. Learn more about how PayPal fights fraud for you around the clock.

Steps to take to prevent spoof from affecting you

* Keep your security software current. Update your firewalls and security patches frequently. Consider using software from companies like McAfee and Symantec.

* Monitor your account. Check your account periodically to see if there is any suspicious activity.

* Change your password often. And, if you think your security may have been breached, create a new password immediately.

* Use a unique password. Your PayPal password should be one-of-a-kind, and not used on any of your other accounts. A good password contains letters and numbers. This makes it more difficult for people to guess it.

* Take action. If your information is compromised, get a fraud alert placed on your credit report.


Get more information on how to prevent fraud

To download security tools, report fraud, and learn more about how we protect you, visit the PayPal Security Center today.

PayPal - Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Emails

Outlook.Live & eMail Clients

I just visited

http://outlooklive.msn.com the new email client system for hotmail.

& did the research.

My Opinion is that Yes, there are many useful features on OutLook.Live, 2GB of Disk Space... More Spam & Virus Protection.....

But looking at the Microsoft profits from the Customer Base that are generated, is going to be even more. Compare with email Client's such as

Incredimail www.incredimail.com,

ThunderBird www.mozilla.com,

Pegasus www.pmail.com,

Eudora www.eudora.com,

My opinion is that Incredimail still is the best investment & Value for Money!!

ThunderBird www.mozilla.com is The Best Free email client, That is why over a short period, there are millions & millions of ThunderBird &
FireFox Browser www.firefox.com have been downloaded

I am recommending that Bill & Steve should give these free for those Window XP customer's
After all Microsoft already generate handsome revenue from Window Operating System & Office Software.
The Alternative is either price it at $9.95 or $19.95 per year.

You see every year, I spend lots of money on Window, Office.. also the annual payment to my
http://mail.msn.com account is $19.95 per year. I think that is enough.

The Buddha said Greed & Ignorance is the Cause of Death!!

Be it Corporation's or Individual's the Live & Death is Certain.

P.S. If you need Google gmail. It is free!! 2GB of Hard Disk....more......Just contact me at









CharlieBrown8989

Spammers Belong In Jail - What Net-Citizen Must Do??

As a initiator of Computer & Communications Converge in the 80's, before Internet Business explosion. There is no such thing of:

Internet Spam,

Internet Phishing,

Internet Gagging

Internet Frauds

Internet Identity Theft

Internet Advertising Spam (These includes Fly-In & Fly Under)

Internet Viruses

Internet Spies

...etc.

Don't get me wrong that before Internet Era, there are no such thing of Business or Commercial Crime. These Crimes existed for thousands years of civilization of mankind.

Just imagine, I have my DSL with SBC Yahoo DSL ,

I have my SBC Yahoo mail account,

I have my gmail account,

I have my Netscape account,

I have my MSN account,

Before, I really start using Internet & email for my eCommerce or eBusiness, I already experiencing all the above Cyber Crimer's harrassments & even twice were threaten to death.

You see per day over 3,000 emails have been jamming my emails account, the time lost in screening the emails & ....systems crash due to Virus...is
significant.

Now looking at the snail mails, I also have more than 30 junk mails a day!!

What as a descent Net-Citizen can Do?? Stay In Tune............

Kwei Ku Tze - The Military Guru of Sun Tze said:

The Best Way To Bring Peace To People;
Is To Sentence The Culprit To Death!!

The Best Way To Bring Peace To A Nation;
Is To Go To War With The Culprit!!

Stay In Tune.. I will continue In My Next Post...........

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Spammers Belong In Jail
Real estate perspective: Damage from Internet crimes worsening over time
Monday, February 07, 2005 By Marcie Geffner
Inman News

Lawmakers and law enforcers at last have taken aim at mega-spammers who flood the Internet with a virtual tsunami of unsolicited, unwanted and all-too-often bogus offers of cheap software, pharmaceuticals and home mortgages. Taking aim is a good start, but so far, neither the laws nor the prosecutors have done nearly enough to protect the nation's businesses and individuals from this modern-day scourge.

The use of the word "spam" to describe junk e-mail originated with an old Monty Python gag about a brand of potted meat. The fictitious Python restaurant that served nothing but spam, spam and spam with everything on the menu was a gag years ago, and computer spam is still a gag, although mostly in the other sense of the word, today.

People who rarely use the Internet or not at all might argue that junk e-mail doesn't really matter and that there are more serious crimes for cops to solve and more heinous criminals for attorneys, judges and juries to prosecute, convict and sentence. But spam has its victims. We're all plagued by it day after day, and indeed, the damage is worsening over time.

E-mail security service MessageLabs scanned more then 12 billion e-mail messages last year and found a whopping 73 percent of them were spam, a significant increase from the also horrifying 40 percent figure of the prior year. New laws and high-profile prosecutions of spammers clearly haven't stopped any of the spam that flows through the Internet. More laws and more prosecutions are needed as are efforts to pressure other countries to take spam seriously as well.

Spam costs businesses and individuals time and money. The time is spent to filter spam, block spam, search through spam and delete spam. The money is spent to buy anti-spam software along with the requisite annual upgrades and subscriptions and to add more computing power to handle the inflow. Add to that the psychological torture inflicted on employees who have to sort through hundreds of junk messages every day, and the cost to society as a whole is far from negligible.

Spam also casts a negative image on legitimate e-mail marketing to receptive potential customers. It clogs up the Internet and bumps up Internet service providers' costs, which then are passed along to Internet users. Spam helps crooks perpetrate illegal and harmful scams and frauds, and it diverts law enforcement resources from other crimes to the necessary investigation and prosecution of spammers.

Put one of your own e-mail addresses on a high-traffic Web site, and you'll soon be buried under hundreds of junk messages every day. Yes, you can block it and yes, you can delete it, but why should you have to spend your time and money on such activities? And add to that the time-consuming hunt for legitimate messages that otherwise might be lost or discarded because they were caught in the spam filter or looked too suspicious to open.

The sad truth about spam is that too many people open it, read it and act on it. Spam works, just like telemarketing and junk U.S. mail. It's a numbers game in which a mere 1 or 2 percent response rate is considered a win. Economies of scale make spam even more attractive to scammers than either telemarketing or junk U.S. mail. The cost of sending more spam is essentially the same as the cost of sending less spam. Spam can be sent without telephones, dialing machines or telemarketers. Nor does the spammer need envelopes, paper or postage stamps.

Here's how you can help fight spam:

* Ignore it. Don't open it. Don't reply to it. Don't forward it, and definitely don't buy anything promoted in it.
* Forward suspicious spam to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.
* Keep the pressure on lawmakers to get tough on mega-spammers.
* If you send commercial e-mail solicitations, understand and comply with the federal CAN-SPAM law and include a legitimate opt-out mechanism for recipients.
* Educate yourself about spam and other cyber scams like phishing and identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission offers a number of publications that contain useful information about these subjects.

Spam. It's no longer just potted meat, but we're all still gagging on it.

Inman Real Estate News - Spammers belong in jail