Tech Tips From a NYC System Administrator
Photo by Brady Rogers on Unsplash Here is another “PayPal” email. This one purports to be “looking out” for me. All the links in the email (including the “change your password” and “Help & Contact” lead to https://vk.cc/azxnUK. Also note the actual email address (“closerdesign.co”), that has nothing to do with PayPal. Notice how they…
Just a followup to my Medium “Don’t Click On That Link!” Post, here’s an example of a “PayPal” email recently received that is clearly bogus: At first glance, the email looks legitimate. It comes with the official PayPal logo, has the same format as a typical email from PayPal. Also cites a legitimate…
I’m a network admin, and as such, maintain an Exchange server with a Barracuda spam filter. I needed something that could send an email to myself, from the outside, so that I can be sure my server is accepting emails and the spam filter is passing them through, and eventually get it on my iPhone….
Spam. We all get them. Some come with attachements that are just viruses or trojans. Some come from folks in Nigeria who want to give us $2000 cash. Some purportedly come from financial institutions looking to verify your info. What we need to remember is that NO bank, NO credit card company, NO financial institution…
