We are now suddenly faced with an onslaught of Email Scams, Phising attempts and “Too good to be true” Offers that look legit, that come from our Bank or even some from our friends. I advise people to NEVER open anything even if it comes from a friend, because, you are not aware of their internet habits nor their protection from viruses and malware.
Now there is a reliable way to find out about email scams and dangerous threats to your digital world. One way to stop phishing attempts is to get a custom domain and use DMARC for authentication.
There is a center dedicated to showing you legit email threats called AV Threats.They monitor constantly for internet threats, email scams and other types of attacks. These attempts are confusing, have reached an all time high. For the uninformed computer user, this can easily fool you into responding to these email scams and hackers. Even calls purporting to be from the IRS or Social Security can be disturbing as well. This is part of what we do for our clients, to educate them to the ever increasing amount of threats that are coming to the USA from other parts of the world.
NEVER respond to the email, because all it says to the hackers is, I have a live person, and spread this to other email spammers. This is an easy solution and resist the attempt to try and teach these guys a lesson. Hackers are busy trying to bring down entire governments and businesses and your attempts to stop them will go unheeded.
Ask us to create a policy for your employees so you dont fall into this trap. If you are a home user or retired person, stop and think the next time you want to teach people a lesson. This makes you vulnerable and will only cause you time and money to get rid of these spammers. Consider changing your email address to something new, and contact your address book friends and tell them your new address. Contact us for more information about our valuable education services for the Small to Medium sized business.
