Phishing emails
Can you spot these 5 tell-tale signs? What to do about phishing or junk emails? Read the following article
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Dealing with spam and phishing email
Many people just delete such email from their inbox. But the problem is you may continue to be inundated by emails from the sender. The correct way to deal with unwanted emails is this:- A. See if the sender if an organisation or person you’d corresponded with in the past, or signed up to their…
Phishing – Can you spot a phishing email?
Do you know what the “tell tale” signs are? Many are in the picture below – Scroll down to see if you spotted them all ! How many did you spot? Julia the PC GP Answers: A. Ppl Team – PayPal would not use this! B. Dear customer. If PayPal were actually writing to you,…
Facebook – Unable to log on?
If you find yourself unable to log onto your account, don’t panic! Visiting www.facebook.com/login/identify takes you to a page which allows you to prove you are the account holder (in a few different ways) and regain access. NOTE: Once you are back into your account, NOW is the time to reset your password – unless…
Suspicious emails
Do you ever receive emails like the one below? How many of the suspicious features have you spotted so far? Maybe there are more you spot – if so, please feel free to add them as a comment on this post. Whatever you do, DON’T click on the link provided. INSTEAD, open up the website…
Online account security
When did you last check the security of your Google or Microsoft account? If you can’t remember, it’s probably too long ago! Even if you mainly use it on a home PC and a smartphone, It’s vital to regularly review your logon password as well as your recovery phone numbers and devices, because the service…
Calendar reminders by email
Did you know that you can get Outlook online to email you with a reminder of appointments? This is a great alternative to a pop-up reminder for most of us who aren’t office based nowadays, so miss such pop-ups! Strangely I cannot find this feature in the latest feature of Outlook (as part of Office…