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Shay
Consulting Computer
Support & Repair Advice Newsletter
2nd
Edition Oct. 08
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like to thank you for subscribing to my newsletter.
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This newsletter will give you monthly repair and support tips
and tricks
to help you
keep your computer running fast and error free.
This newsletter is written for you,
my subscriber. Do you have a computer question that
you think is dumb.
No questions are dumb, we all started out as a
novice
computer user at one time.
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In this month’s newsletter we will deal with
Internet Scams
A Virus Alert
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Internet Scams
Internet scams are
on the rise and everyone needs to be informed about
what to look for. In 2007, of the 206,884 complaints received, more
than
90,000 were referred to law enforcement around the nation, amounting
to nearly $240 million in reported losses. That’s up $40 million from
2006.
This information is
from the
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which
is a partnership between the FBI, Bureau of Justice Assistance and
the
National White Collar Crime Center. This is the place where you want
to
go to file a complaint, if you think you have been a victim of a scam.
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Understanding how Internet Scams work will help you avoid becoming a
victim.
Click Here to Read about Fake Check Scams
Click Here to Read about Nigerian Money Offers
Click here to read about Phishing / Spoofing
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Fake Check Scams
Any time someone wants to
pay for services or merchandise with a
check and they send you lots more than you were asking, BEWARE.
They will ask you to wire the extra money back to them.
This is a scam that happened
to me. Let me tell you what happened.
Click on the link below to learn more and also view an example of a
Fake Check Scam.
Click here to learn more about recognizing and
avoiding Fake Check Scams.
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Nigerian Money Offers
The email you receive
will be from individuals representing themselves
as Nigerian or foreign government officials. They will give you a
chance
to share in a percentage of millions of dollars. They will ask for help
in
moving money from overseas bank accounts to the US.
Click here to learn more about recognizing andavoiding Nigerian
Money Offer Scams.
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Phishing /
Spoofing
What do the words
Phishing or Spoofing mean? It means that someone
sets up a fake website that looks like the login page for a Bank
account,
Ebay, Pay Pal, and many other websites where you have financial
information. What they do next is send out mass emails, (the bait), that
look like they are coming from reliable company that you trust.
Click on the link
below to read more about Phishing and also view an
example of a phishing email that I received.
Click here to learn more about recognizing and avoiding Phishing
and Pharming Scams.
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A
Virus Alert
“AntiVirus 2009” is a
virus that is spreading fast on the internet.
Antivirus
2009 is spreading across the internet very fast. I have removed
this virus from computers more and more lately. Antivirus 2009 is a
Rogue
AntiSpyware Program. A Rogue AntiSpyware program is a fake application
that seems like a real spyware removal program.
These types of
Rogue AntiSpyware Programs are very hard to get rid of sometimes.
Click here to learn more about how
your computer can get infected
and how you can remove the
AntiVirus 2009 virus.
The best program I
have found to remove this virus is called
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
They have a Free Version and a Paid Version. Read more about
this program by clicking on the link above.
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Thank you for reading my Newsletter. If you have any comments,
questions, or ideas for
future Newsletters, please email me at
newsletter@tomshayconsulting.com.
Thomas W. Shay
Cloquet, MN
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Disclaimer
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user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of this
document. We
will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of
this information,
including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive,
and consequential damages.
All of my answers, suggestions and recommendations, whether directed at
you specifically,
or as found on this web site, are taken entirely at your own risk. I
can't see your computer
or all of the specific information that might affect my answer. Every
situation is different.
Similarly, I cannot be held responsible for your actions or what you do
with my answer.
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