Pick up a NAS raid system and backup stuff you do not want to lose. The systems are on Amazon and reasonably priced. IF you’re really concerned about losing data/pictures/etc. you can use cloud storage and/or a place like
Iron Mountain
mannix511 wrote:
I always report/forward this kind of scam emails to:
reportphishing@apwg.org
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Did that and I reported it to the bank also
TriX wrote:
You are correct - a NAS is a very useful data repository that can be accessed by multiple users for sharing and can be accessed anywhere with an Internet connection. It can also incorporate a RAID and snapshots/versioning for additional data protection. Also it can be accessed by Mac, PC and Linux platforms. The NAS doesn’t care because it will serve data as CIFS, NFS or HTTP depending on the client. The only downside relative to direct attached storage (DAS) is speed. Most home users will attach it via gigabit (1000mb) ethernet, so the max transfer speed will never exceed 100 MB/sec., but if you populate it with spinning disk, that’s about the average speed of the disk anyway and also as fast as you can access data via WiFi or over the internet. On the other hand, if you have a 10Gb ethernet backbone and build the NAS out of SSDs, the you can 10x that speed, but that’s generally for high end or commercial applications. Also if you have an old PC lying around, you can use it as a NAS using SW such as TrueNAS, OpenMediaVault, UnRAID, etc.
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Just a thought - You can pick up a used computer or a refurbished one fairly cheap
CCPhotoist wrote:
The other day I put a muffin on a small plate to melt the chocolate chunks, and when I turned on the microwave there was all kind of fireworks. It was a little scary. I took out the muffin & plate and I saw a tiny metal wire on the plate. I realized it was what was left of the twist tie from the bag of muffins. I put the plate on the counter and went to get another muffin, and the plate exploded. It was a small Correlle plate and it shattered. Glad I had stepped away.
I routinely put my coffee pot with a metal band in the microwave to reheat the coffee with no problem - been doing this for about 40 years - as long as the metal doesn’t touch the metal sides, no problem.
David Martin wrote:
One Mr. Steve Craig from California USA must have amazing inside information about you and Bank of America Office North Carolina®.
Yeah, and I see they have my name correct too - “Beneficiary" - at least they spelled it right
What’s interesting is I have never had a BoA account
Bank of America Corporate Center
Address: 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte,
North Carolina, 28202 U.S.
Payment Value: US$36,500.000.00 USD
RE/NO: 002-BOA/0047/2024
Founded: 1928.
Attn: Beneficiary,
I am Mr. Alastair Borthwick, the Chief Financial Officer for Bank of America. This is to inform you about your scammed victim compensation funds valued $36.5 Million Dollars that has been brought here in Bank of America from United Nations {UN} which is to be transfer into your bank account with immediate effect, But one Mr. Steven Craig from California USA sent an urgent email to my office stating that you are DEAD and you have given him Power of Attorney to claim your scammed victim compensation fund valued $36.5 Million Dollars on your behalf, He stated you died on a car accident last week, I urge you to get back to me today if you are not really dead as he said, He has been calling us regarding your scammed victim compensation funds, but we cannot proceed with him until we confirmed this by not hearing from you within 24 hours. Be advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive your compensation funds valued $36.5 Million without any further delay. You are hereby informed that your funds will be release to you once you get back me with your details,
I wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square hole and your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Note that from the record in my file, your scammed victim compensation funds is $36,500.000.00 Million Dollars. You are advised to kindly reply this email with the below details enclosed to help us process your payment,
Your Full Name: _____________
Your Contact House Address: _____
Name of City of Residence: _________
Country: _____________
Direct Telephone Number: ______
Working Identity /Passport: ________
AGE: _______________
OCCUPATION: ___________
Please do provide the above information accurately, because this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liability of funds credited into an unknown account. As soon as the above mentioned details are received, your compensation funds will be released to you immediately. You are advised to re-confirm to us your receiving bank account details, where you want your fund to be remitted.
We await your swift response and also advise that if our directives are followed carefully, you should have your fund in your account within 24 hours and you can also open an account with us to enable your fund to be credited to your account and the ATM attached to your account would be sent to you.
Thank you,
Mr. Alastair Borthwick |Chief Financial Officer | Bank Of America Office North Carolina®
.................................................................................
NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider, we (Bank of America) urge you to treat it genuinely.
Charities ask for $19 a month for two reasons: human psychology and the IRS.
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