A good warning
Nov 22, 2023 09:13:16 #
Nov 22, 2023 09:27:22 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Good to know. Thanks. But it makes me wonder why they would make such an obvious error or if it’s intentional.
Nov 22, 2023 09:28:45 #
gvarner wrote:
Good to know. Thanks. But it makes me wonder why they would make such an obvious error or if it’s intentional.
It IS intentional.
The two URLs are for different sites.
A real one and a fake one.
Nov 22, 2023 09:41:51 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Longshadow wrote:
It IS intentional.
The two URLs are for different sites.
A real one and a fake one.
The two URLs are for different sites.
A real one and a fake one.
It’s interesting that a change in a single letter style would define a different url.
Nov 22, 2023 09:47:07 #
gvarner wrote:
It’s interesting that a change in a single letter style would define a different url.
Yes. But they are different.
Especially to a computer.
Nov 22, 2023 09:51:54 #
Bridges wrote:
This is good info.
My personal habit is to INITIATE transactions, and not to respond to unsolicited emails, phone calls, or door knocks. I do my research and avoid impulse buying. It is all too easy to make a snap decision when presented with a choice. I learned early in life that, "Act now!" often means, "Run away if you have half a brain! Only idiots need to respond!"
If you roll your cursor over the sender's email address, it will reveal the ACTUAL sender's address, which is also sometimes spoofed from a real address. Sometimes it's pretty funny... or disgusting. Last week I got one that was spoofed from "fu2@upbutt.com". Needless to say, it got sent to the trash immediately.
Nov 22, 2023 09:52:12 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Longshadow wrote:
Yes. But they are different.
Especially to a computer.
Especially to a computer.
Yeh, computers are nit picky that way. The browser always wants to know if I meant "shift." 😊😊
Nov 22, 2023 10:01:30 #
gvarner wrote:
Yeh, computers are nit picky that way. The browser always wants to know if I meant "shift." 😊😊
Nov 22, 2023 10:05:31 #
Nov 22, 2023 10:32:35 #
whfowle wrote:
I follow a policy of never letting banks or businesses reach out to me. If I want something, I'll reach out to them. These kinds of emails go straight to trash.
Agreed, but still good info regardless.
Nov 22, 2023 10:49:55 #
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Nov 22, 2023 11:27:28 #
whfowle wrote:
I follow a policy of never letting banks or businesses reach out to me. If I want something, I'll reach out to them. These kinds of emails go straight to trash.
Mark them as SPAM - don't just send them to TRASH.
Nov 22, 2023 11:41:18 #
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