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Scam alert: Why you should never ‘Unsubscribe’ from SPAM emails

Posted on March 9, 2022

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…]

Q&A: How reliable are the ‘Scam Likely’ labels on incoming calls?

Posted on February 20, 2022

Question from Rhonda: My cell service is from T-Mobile and they label calls they think might be from scammers as “Scam Likely”.

I get several of these “Scam Likely” calls a day and I’ve been just ignoring them.

But the other day I got a call from my friend (who lives out of state) and it mistakenly labeled her call as “Scam Likely”.

I didn’t answer it because I never answer those calls. I didn’t find out till later that she had tried to call me.

My question is how reliable are those labels in general? [Read more…]

How to quickly clear your inbox of junk emails (but keep the important ones)

Posted on February 15, 2021

Does it seem like your email inbox receives more junk and SPAM messages each and every day?

If so, it probably takes quite a while for you to wade through all those emails and read the important messages while deleting the junk.

Well, I have a simple tip that can help you clear the junk out of your email inbox in a hurry.

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Scam alert: You should cancel all of your unused email accounts, ASAP.

Posted on January 29, 2021

Email is a wonderful tool that allows us to correspond with family members, friends and associates all around the world in just a matter of moments.

Gone are the days of having to write a letter, address an envelope, buy a stamp and send it on its merry way through the postal system with no guarantee that the recipient will receive it in a timely fashion, if at all.

But as the massive Yahoo hack reminded us, all is not perfect in the world of email. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I keep my email address off of spam email lists?

Posted on January 8, 2021

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?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]