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Reminder: Why you should never ‘Unsubscribe’ from SPAM emails

Posted on January 13, 2025

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Like most everyone else, you probably receive SPAM and phishing emails all the time.

And despite the existence of the Can-Spam act, this scourge of the Internet seems to actually be getting worse instead of better.

If you ever happen to accidentally open one of these obnoxious messages you might be tempted to click the “Unsubscribe” link located near the bottom of the message to have your email address removed from their mailing list.

Whatever you do, don’t click that link! Read on to find out why… [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware random text messages containing links

Posted on December 25, 2024

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

By now you probably know better than to click or tap on links in emails because that’s one of the easiest ways to infect your device with a virus.

After all, once you click a link and visit an infected website, the damage is done.

Well, the same thing is now happening on smartphones as well, only the malware is being spread via text messages. [Read more…]

Warning: Blindly trusting search results can really cost you

Posted on December 20, 2024

I often write about the need to carefully evaluate the search results you are given in response to your web searches.

In short, you can’t blindly trust what pops up when you search for something, especially if your query was financial in nature.

This recent news report shines a bright spotlight on this danger.

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Q&A: Are these password-reset emails legit?

Posted on July 25, 2024

Question from Sue: Yesterday I started getting emails from several websites that I mostly infrequently use or don’t use at all, such as Microsoft, Walmart, and Instagram.

But now I’ve received two more emails from two websites (AirBnB and eBay) that I DO use.

These emails were all in regard to resetting my password – either the password was already changed or a request to change it.

I’m confused about what’s going on and what I need to do?

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