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How to reverse lookup an email address: peculiarities of searching for people on the Internet

Posted on August 31, 2024

The World Wide Web envelops everyone, carefully collecting data from any user activity. It is enough to register on any website or google something interesting, and important information will already be inside the system.

What data do users risk leaving behind? First of all, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, names and contacts.

There are more and more scammers who want to get valuable information. It is done to hack into accounts, get money from bank cards, make annoying calls and advertisements.

There are many reasons and tricks to find a person on a certain parameter. Therefore, you should always be alert and know who calls you or sends SMS, sends emails.  [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I keep a new email address off SPAM email lists?

Posted on July 5, 2024

Question from Lisa:  My email account is receiving so much SPAM that I’m ready to ditch it and set up a new one.

Is there a trick for setting up an email address so that it won’t end up on some spammer’s email list?

Would something like putting numbers in the middle or along the lines of [email protected] work?  [Read more…]

How to disable ‘Smart Compose’ in Gmail

Posted on June 9, 2024

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…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Sam’s Club’ email scam

Posted on June 3, 2024

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.

[Read more…]

Q&A: How do I remove the previews from my Gmail inbox?

Posted on May 28, 2024

Question from Paul:  I recently switched my email from another service to Gmail and I have a question that I hope you can answer.

My Gmail inbox shows short previews of the email text beside each email’s subject line.

I’ve found that the previews make the screen look crowded and they are distracting to me.

Can you please tell me how to disable the previews so I’ll see nothing but the subject lines?  [Read more…]

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