Social Security Notice
Mar 19, 2024 09:29:04 #
I got an email supposedly from Social Security, but it was sent by "mikebeth@optimum.net." 
Stay alert!
Stay alert!
Mar 19, 2024 09:34:11 #
You did exactly what you and everyone should do with suspicious emails…click on the sender. You’ll instantly see if it’s legitimate or a scam.
Mar 19, 2024 09:44:39 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I got an email supposedly from Social Security, but it was sent by "mikebeth@optimum.net."
Stay alert!
Stay alert!
Yup, analyze & investigate to confirm. NEVER click on the links or view any attachments in those emails!
Mar 19, 2024 10:07:14 #
Mar 19, 2024 10:19:02 #
Don'tcha wish you could reach through the internet like they do in the cartoons and wring the guy's neck?
Mar 19, 2024 10:39:54 #
Longshadow wrote:
Yup, analyze & investigate to confirm. NEVER click on the links or view any attachments in those emails!
Yup, analyze & investigate to confirm. NEVER click on the links or view any attachments in those emails!
Correct! That's how many businesses get hacked - careless employees. The same applies to a flash drive or a memory card you happen to find.
Mar 19, 2024 12:05:36 #
Indi wrote:
You did exactly what you and everyone should do with suspicious emails…click on the sender. You’ll instantly see if it’s legitimate or a scam.
Or, just don't open any email sent by unrecognized senders. I ignore 90% of received emails. I also don't delete them. I allow then to remain on my ISP's servers. No harm no foul. I've been doing this for 25+ years. Unless one uses Outlook, emails do not exist on your devices! You access/view them via the internet. They do not take up "space" on your devices. I have 164,000+ emails in my "inboxes".
Mark
Mar 19, 2024 12:37:28 #
markngolf wrote:
Or, just don't open any email sent by unrecognized... (show quote)
Not wanting to give you a hard time... but you may want to correct the statement: "Unless one uses Outlook, emails do not exist on your devices! "
Actually, Outlook (or any email app/program with POP) downloads to each device (like you say above); however, Outlook, or any email app/program, that is using IMAP leaves the emails on the server.
Mar 19, 2024 13:25:25 #
KillroyII wrote:
Not wanting to give you a hard time... but you may want to correct the statement: "Unless one uses Outlook, emails do not exist on your devices! "
Actually, Outlook (or any email app/program with POP) downloads to each device (like you say above); however, Outlook, or any email app/program, that is using IMAP leaves the emails on the server.
Actually, Outlook (or any email app/program with POP) downloads to each device (like you say above); however, Outlook, or any email app/program, that is using IMAP leaves the emails on the server.
Thanks for the correction.
Mark
Mar 19, 2024 17:59:46 #
SAVH
Loc: La Jolla, CA
The really frightening thing is that I understand these scammers get a 1-3% return on their scams.
Mar 19, 2024 19:36:05 #
M1911
Loc: DFW Metromess
Just for comparison, 1 to 3 per4cent is considered a good return on direct mail.
Mar 19, 2024 21:33:59 #
markngolf wrote:
Thanks for the correction.
Mark
Mark
You are welcome. I hesitate to provide corrective type feedback in general, fearing some may not take it well… but you are always a kind gentleman so I thought I would let you know.
Mar 19, 2024 23:51:18 #
KillroyII wrote:
You are welcome. I hesitate to provide corrective type feedback in general, fearing some may not take it well… but you are always a kind gentleman so I thought I would let you know.
Thank you. I try to live as a kind person. I had kind models. I’m lucky.
Mark
Mar 20, 2024 08:03:46 #
The good news is everyone should be getting an email about an increase in their social security payment starting in April. I did get an email about that and an official letter from SSA in USPS. I guess it is a COLA based on inflation rate.
Mar 20, 2024 08:45:29 #
SAVH wrote:
The really frightening thing is that I understand these scammers get a 1-3% return on their scams.
Years ago, I saw a mystery on TV about that type of thing. A man sent letters to thousands of people telling them who would win a contest of some kind. For the guesses he got correct, he would send more letters for another contest. After sending several letters of correct predictions to people, he asked for a modest donation so he could keep sending them predictions. He scammed a lot of people that way.
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