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UPDATE –
Email WARNING- . . .
We have always been safe in ‘forwarding’ our
Emails by way of BCC and deleting the content that exposes our and others private information; But not now!
There are now certain Emails being ‘forwarded’
to us with content that would cause us to forward it to our constituents/friends. However, even when we delete their Email
info and forward it by way of BCC you are not safe. These Emails are capturing all of our private information. And you will
not know it until it is too late and you have already hit the send-button.
The only way that I know of protecting ourselves and others
is to:
Copy
only the important text and paste it in a new Email and then send it BCC.
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To ALL of us who send e-mails.
Please read the short
letter below ...
Do you really know
how to forward e-mails? 50% of us do; 50% DO NOT.
Do you wonder why you
get viruses or junk mail? Do you hate it? Every time you forward an e-mail there is information left over from the people
who got the message before you, namely their e-mail addresses & names. As the messages get forwarded along, the list of
addresses builds, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for some poor sap to get a virus, and his or her computer can
send that virus to every E-mail address that has come across his computer. Or,
someone can take all of those addresses and sell them or send junk mail to them in the hopes that you will go to the site
and he will make five cents for each hit.
That's right, all of
that inconvenience over a nickel! How do you stop it? Well, there are two easy steps:
(1) When you forward
an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, DELETE them.
High light them and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second.
You MUST click the
"Forward" button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against
the body and headers of the message. If you don't click on "Forward" first, you won't be able to edit the message at all.
(2) Whenever you send
an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the To: or Cc: columns for adding e-mail address. Always use the BCC: (blind
carbon copy) column for listing the e-mail addresses. This is the way that people you send to only see their own e-mail address.
If you don't see your BCC: option click on where it says To: and your address
list will appear. Highlight the address and choose BCC: and that's it, it's that
easy. When you send to BCC: your message will automatically say "Undisclosed Recipients” in the "TO:" field of the people who receive it.
(3) Remove any "FW:"
in the subject line. You can re-name the subject if you wish or even fix spelling.
(4) ALWAYS hit your
Forward button from the actual e-mail your reading. Ever get those e-mails that you have to open 10 pages to read the one
page with the information on it? By Forwarding from the actual page you wish
someone to view, you stop them from having to open many e-mails just to see what you sent.
Have you ever gotten
an email that is a petition? It states a position and asks you to add your name and address and to forward it to 10 or 15
people or your entire address book. The email can be forwarded on and on and can collect thousands of names and email addresses.
A FACT: The completed petition is actually worth a couple of bucks to a professional spammer because of the wealth of valid names and email addresses contained therein. If you want to support
the petition, send it as your own personal letter to the intended recipient. Your position may carry more weight as a personal
letter than a laundry list of names and email address on a petition.
So please, in the future,
let's stop the junk mail and the viruses.
Finally, here's an
idea!!! Let's send this to everyone we know (but strip my address off first).
This is something that SHOULD be forwarded.
Department Criminal
Intelligence Unit
Intelligence Analyst
[Song: Please Mr. Postman]
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I'M SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE AN EXTRA SET
OF
KEYS. PUT A SET BY YOUR BEDSIDE TABLE. I DID & IT
WORKED!!! THIS IS ONE OF THE
BEST DETERRENTS I HAVE EVER
RECEIVED!!!!!
I tried this from our bedroom and it worked!!!!--I tried it during
the
day time so I wouldn't shake up the neighborhood.
A lady police officer passed this on and I
felt that it might be of
some benefit for others.
Put your car keys beside your bed at night.
If you
hear a noise outside your home or someone
trying to get in your house, just press the panic
button for
your car. The alarm will be set off, and the
horn will continue to sound until either you turn
it
off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a
Neighborhoods watch coordinator.
Next time you
come home for the night and you
start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a
security alarm system
that you probably already have
and requires no installation. Test it. It will go
off from most everywhere
inside your house and will
keep honking until your battery runs down or until
you reset it with the button
on the key chain.
It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If
your car alarm
goes off when someone is trying to
break in your house, odds are the burglar or
rapist won't stick
around....after a few seconds all
the neighbors will be looking out their windows
to see who is
out there and sure enough the criminal
won't want that. And remember to carry your
keys while
walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work
the same way there.....
This
is something that should really be shared with
everyone.
Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime!
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ATTORNEY'S
ADVICE -- NO CHARGE
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need
to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice!
1. The next time you order checks have only your initials
(instead of first name) and last name put on them. If someone takes your checkbook, they will not know if you sign your checks
with just your initials or your first name, but your bank will know how you sign your checks.
2. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead,
put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED".
3 When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card
accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card
company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing
channels won't have access to it.
4. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your
home phone. If >you have a P.O. Box, use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a P.O. Box, use your work
address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks.(DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have it printed,
anyone can get it.
5. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine.
Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers
and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when travel
either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a name, address, Social
Security number, credit cards.
Unfortunately I, an attorney, have firsthand knowledge
because my wallet was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s) ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied
for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my
driving record information online, and more. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens
to you or someone you know:
1. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards
immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those
where you can find them.
2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction
where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward
an investigation (if there ever is one).
But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never
even thought to do this.)
3. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations
immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. I had never heard of doing that until advised
by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company
that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks
after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases,
none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw
my wallet away. This weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about
your wallet, etc., has been stolen:
1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
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MUST READ FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION!
SCENE 1
A
friend went to the local gym and placed his belongings in the locker.
After the workout and a shower, he came out,
saw the locker open, and thought to himself, funny, I thought I locked the locker. Hmmmmm. He dressed and just
flipped the wallet to make sure all was in order. Everything looked okay - all cards were in place. A few weeks later
his credit card bill came - a whooping bill of $14,000! He called the credit
card company and started yelling at them, saying that he did not make the transactions. Customer care personnel verified
that there was no mistake in the system and asked if his card had been stolen "No," he said, but then took out his wallet,
pulled out the credit card, and yep - you guessed it - a switch had been made. An expired similar credit card from the
same bank was in the wallet. The thief broke into his locker at the gym and switched cards. *Verdict: The credit
card issuer said since he did not report the card missing earlier, he would have to pay the amount owed to them. How
much did he have to ay for items he did not buy? $9,000! Why were there no calls made to verify the amount swiped? Small
amounts rarely trigger a "warning bell" with some credit card companies. It just so happens that all the small amounts added
up to big one!
SCENE 2
A man at a local restaurant paid for his meal with his credit card. The bill for the
meal came, he signed it, and the waitress folded the receipt and passed the credit card along.. Usually, he would just
take it and place it in his wallet or pocket. Funny enough, though, he actually took a look at the card and, lo and behold,
it was the expired card of another person. He called the waitress and she looked perplexed. She took it back, apologized,
and hurried back to the counter under the watchful eye of the man. All the waitress
did while walking to the counter was wave the wrong expired card to the counter cashier, and the counter cashier immediately
looked down and took out the real card. No exchange of words --- nothing! She took it and came back to the man with an
apology. *Verdict: Make sure the credit cards in your wallet are yours. Check the name on the card every time you sign
for something and/or the card is taken away for even a short period of time. Many people just take back the credit
card without even looking at it, thinking that it has to be theirs.
FOR YOUR OWN SAKE,
DEVELOP THE HABIT OF CHECKING YOUR CREDIT CARD EACH
TIME IT IS RETURNED TO YOU AFTER A TRANSACTION!
SCENE 3
Yesterday I went into a pizza restaurant
to pick up an order that I had called in. I paid by using my Visa Check Card which, of course, is linked directly to
my checking account. ! The young man behind the counter took my card, swiped it, then laid it flat on the counter as he waited
for the approval, which is pretty standard procedure. While he waited, he picked up his cell phone and started dialing.
I noticed the phone because it is the same model I have, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Then I heard a click
that sounded like my phone sounds when I take a picture. He then gave me back my card but kept the phone in his hand
as if he was still pressing buttons. Meanwhile, I'm thinking: I wonder what he is taking a picture of, oblivious to what was
is really going on. It then dawned on me: the only thing there was my credit card, so now I'm paying close attention
to what he is doing. He set his phone on the counter, leaving it open. About five seconds later, I heard the chime that tells
you that the picture has been saved. Now, I'm standing their restruggling with the fact that this boy just took a picture
of my credit card. Yes, he played it off well, because had we not had the same kind of phone, I probably would
never have known what happened. Needless to say, I immediately canceled that card as I was walking out of the pizza parlor.
All
I am saying is be aware of your surroundings at all times. Whenever you are using your credit cards, take caution and
don't be careless. Notice who is standing near you and what they are doing when you use your card.
Be aware of
phones because many have a camera phone these days. When you are in a restaurant and the waiter/waitress brings your
card and receipt for you to sign, make sure you scratch the number off. Some restaurants are using only the last four digits,
but a lot of them are still putting the entire credit card number on the vendor's receipt. I have many friends and a
child who has already been a victim of credit card fraud and, believe me, it is not fun.
The truth is that they can
get you even when you are careful, but don't make it easy for them.
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C r u c i a l
Because of recent abductions
in daylight hours, refresh yourself
of these things to do
in an emergency situation...
This is for you,
and for you to share
with
everyone you know.
After reading these 9 crucial tips,
forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful
in this crazy world we live in.
1 . Tip from Tae Kwon Do:
The elbow
is the strongest point
on your body.
If you are close enough to use it,
do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide
in New
Orleans .
If a robber asks
for your wallet and/or purse,
DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM.
Toss it away from you....
chances are
that he is more interested
in your wallet and/or purse
than you,
and he will go
for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown
into the trunk of a car,
kick out the back tail lights
and stick your arm out the hole
and start waving like crazy.
The driver won't see you,
but everybody else will.
This has saved lives.
4. Women have a tendency
to get into their cars after shopping,
eating, working, etc.,
and just sit (doing their checkbook,
or making a list, etc.
(DON'T DO THIS!)
The predator
will be watching you,
and this is the perfect opportunity
for him to get in
on the passenger side,
put a gun to your head,
and tell you where to go.
AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR,
LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
If someone
is in the car
with a gun
to your head
DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!
Instead gun the engine
and speed into anything,
wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is
in the back seat
they will get the worst of it.
As soon as the car crashes
bail out and run.
It is better than having them
find your body
in a remote location.
5 . A few notes about getting
into your car in a parking lot,
or parking garage:
A..) Be aware:
look around you,
look into your car,
at the passenger side floor,
and in the back seat
B..) If you are parked next to a big van,
enter your car from the passenger door.
Most serial killers attack their victims
by pulling them into their vans
while the women are attempting
to get into their cars.
C..) Look at the car
parked on the driver's side
of your vehicle,
and the passenger side.
If a male is sitting alone
in the seat nearest your car,
you may want to walk back
into the mall, or work,
and get a guard/policeman
to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS
take the elevator
instead of the stairs.
(Stairwells are horrible places
to be alone
and the perfect crime spot.
This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun
and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you
(a running target)
4 in 100 times;
And even then,
it most likely
WILL NOT
be a vital organ.
RUN,
Preferably !
in a zig -zag pattern!
8. As women,
we are always trying
to be sympathetic:
STOP .
It may get you raped,
or killed.
Ted Bundy,
the serial killer,
was a good-looking,
well educated man,
who ALWAYS played
on the sympathies
of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane,
or a limp,
and often asked
"for help"
into his vehicle
or with his vehicle,
which is when he abducted
his next victim.
************* Here it is *******
9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me
that her friend heard
a crying baby on her porch
the night before last,
and she called the police
because it was late
and she thought it was weird.
The police told her
"Whatever you do,
DO NOT
open the door."
The lady
then said that
it sounded like the baby
had crawled near a window,
and she was worried
that it would crawl
to the street
and get run over.
The policeman said,
"We already have a unit on the way,
whatever you do,
DO NOT open the door."
He told her that they think
a serial killer
has a baby's cry recorded
and uses it to coax
women out of their homes
thinking that someone
dropped off a baby
He said they have not verified it,
but have had several calls
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