Jun 24 2008
Warning to everyone.
The younger generations are apt to the rigors of email and internet surfing. You can utter the word SPAM and Email Hoax as well as Snopes and they will know what we mean. They even know what phishing means. These are words that have evolved through time over the internet. Kids are more used to using the net than most baby boomers do and of course, the baby boomers do try their best to adjust to the technology. They try to use email and the web and they are becoming very good at it.
However, not a lot of people from that age group are aware of email scams and fraudulent activities. Ate Agnes told me a story about a friend of hers who became a victim of email fraud. He was promised a large amount of inheritance from a man in Nigeria (any kid would know exactly that Nigeria has been used a million times for fraud and are aware to delete these types of email), and sent $1,250.00 of his money over to a bank he doesn’t even know so that he could claim a huge amount of inheritance. The person corresponding with him was sending him totally fraudulent documents that appear authentic to a newbie but not to a savvy internet user.
He is now fighting to get his money back – but it may be a little too late. The scammer is long gone and the tracing of the email is almost impossible unless you involve the FBI to help you.
I just want to warn everyone to be weary of emails that you receive where the source is unknown. If you don’t know the person – do not under any circumstances answer or download any attachments. If you receive an email requesting for your username and password – - never give it out unless you can confirm with someone (your son or daughter maybe) if the email is authentic. There are many ways to tell if an email is authentic but not to someone who just learned how to read emails. Please make sure you don’t give out any personal information to anyone.
That’s all.
