Even if you have a great antivirus program (like Norton), you’ll still have to deal with SOME scams and problem emails. Example: Someone might write you saying your email account is about to expire. Or you might get an email that appears to originate from the laptop of a friend, telling you that he or she is overseas and has been robbed. Typically, the email will ask you to wire money to a particular place. In fact, another email scam might tell you your email account is about to expire. To deal with these and other scams/problems, it’s a shame — but we almost have to develop a level of skepticism about ANY and ALL emails that ask for personal information or that ask us to click a link. We should ALWAYS a) analyze the header for the ‘real’ “from address” and b) hover our mouse over the link before clicking on it (to discern the target of the click). In addition, before we participate in ANY response prompted by an email, we should always follow the “OPC” protocol: a) Does this email have a clear origin, b) is my Purpose clear and valid, and c) is there a clear closure date for this campaign (if it’s a campaign). Learn more about these concepts at…
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