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jeff47

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8. Even better - go to the relevant site directly instead of clicking.

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 04:58 PM

Sep 2014

If you get a "you must update your info" or "your payment is past due" or whatever email, always go to the site manually instead of clicking on the link in the email.

If the email is legit, you'll be able to do whatever it was asking.

If the email is not legit, you won't be giving your information to people who will misuse it.

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If you get a message from "Chase bank," toss it. [View all] Archae Sep 2014 OP

the dead give away in all these scam, virus, etc. emails is hobbit709 Sep 2014 #1

DUzy! n/t winter is coming Sep 2014 #2

Smart move Boom Sound 416 Sep 2014 #3

Thanks for the heads up. Laffy Kat Sep 2014 #4

I just got one from AOL that had some child's babysitting service's name in the url. Frustratedlady Sep 2014 #5

Hover over the URL before clicking anything ksoze Sep 2014 #6

Even better - go to the relevant site directly instead of clicking. jeff47 Sep 2014 #8

Both, I, and my wife, got a text from "Chase Bank" ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #7

Quite true, but why do you single out Chase? Jim Lane Sep 2014 #9

Because that's what the link claimed to be. Archae Sep 2014 #11

Yikes! joeybee12 Sep 2014 #10

I get these from time to time, Staph Sep 2014 #12

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #13

Next you'll tell me that man from Lagos I've been communicating with Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #14

Nope. zappaman Sep 2014 #15