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Email has long been a favorite tools of scammers, and they get better at using it for their illicit deeds every day.
One frequent scam that’s making the rounds again targets Sam’s Club members by sending them emails telling them they’ve won a “Sam’s Club Reward”.
I’ve received a deluge of questions about the legitimacy of these emails so I thought it would be best to simply write a blog post about it.
If you use Gmail you’ve probably noticed how Google provides suggestions for how to complete your sentences as you’re typing out your emails.
This feature is called “Smart Compose”, and Google’s stated reason for providing it is to help you write your emails faster by providing suggested text snippets based upon your past writings.
As with all things, some folks love the Smart Compose feature, while others detest it. [Read more…]
Question from Cindy: I’ve used Yahoo mail for decades but I recently started having problems with it.
I finally got fed up with it and switched to Gmail this morning. I’ve already imported my Yahoo emails and contacts into the new Gmail account.
Since I really don’t need the Yahoo account anymore, can you tell me how to delete it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Have you ever needed to send the same exact email to several recipients without them knowing that other people are receiving the same email?
Sending the same exact message to multiple recipients can come across as a bit SPAMMY, but there are occasions when it’s both necessary and legitimate to do it.
As luck would have it, there is a very simple way to send the exact same email to several people while making it appear to each recipient that it was sent only to them. [Read more…]
Have you ever stopped to consider just how important your email account is?
Like most people you probably use email to send messages to friends and family members and receive updates from the various services you’ve signed up for.
But did you know that your email account is one of the most import online accounts you’ll ever use?
In fact, after your online banking account and your PayPal account, your email account is probably THE most important account you have. [Read more…]