You ARE at Risk!
Hey Friend: That’s RIGHT! You really are!
Editor’s Note: "OK, so it’s may not be Christmas right now, but I think you will agree that you are "still at risk" and that any help is appreciated. So – I leave this post up for you to read – any day of the year."
And it’s not just a case of asking the question you have heard so often: “ARE you at risk?” NO! It’s what you don’t like to hear, but it’s the plain hard cold fact that: “YES, you ARE at risk: right NOW, TODAY and for the next several weeks!”
As you are well aware, we are in the Christmas season. This is not only the season to be jolly . . .
. . . but it is the season when the general public on the ‘Net are at the greatest risk of receiving emails (or phone calls) supposedly from someone falsely claiming that they are PayPal, Visa or Master Card telling you that: “. . . they have lost your credit card details”, or some other urgent notice regarding your personal account info. Of course, they request that you re-send or verify your info or your account won’t be able to support any transactions, and this in turn of course rings your bell to mean: “Horrors, I won’t be able to get the Christmas gifts I plan on ordering and I don’t have many weeks left”; which of course puts you under pressure to quickly rectify the problem by sending them your info.
Well, by losing your head or not thinking it out, YOU HAVE JUST BEEN SCAMMED friend!!! And . . . when you go and check out your credit card, you will find it has been completely maxed out, and there is nothing anyone could have done to prevent it from happening because . . . YOOHOO! - You just naively gave the scammers your personal information for your account. Now you are kicking yourself all over the planet in disgust and mumbling incoherently: “How could I have been so naïve (you might even use the unflattering term ‘stupid’)”. Unfortunately, that really doesn’t help your pocket book, so don’t be too hard on yourself, just “Think” next time. Anyway, you aren’t the only one that has been scammed. Yah, I know, that doesn’t help either. The damage has already been done and you are in financial trouble. (Just don’t let it happen again.)
Always remember: the real PayPal, VISA or Master Card Company will never ask for anything on
your card as they already know the information because they were the ones that issued you the card in the first place!
So, whether you receive an email or a phone call, don’t be naïve (stupid) and give them the information they want. If it’s an email, simply report it as SPAM or delete it. If it’s a phone call, don’t give any information to them. Instead, tell them you will call your company directly for verification.
And remember this: “ONLY ONE PERSON CAN KEEP YOU SAFE FROM EMAIL SCAMMERS: and that’s “YOU”!
And oh, by the way, have a wonderful safe and Happy Christmas.
Mildred Lybeck
Director of Media Relations
Kooiii Business Co-operative
My good friend Cheryl, a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist has some important and helpful information on her blog that will help you stay safe on the ‘Net.
Check it out here: www.HighTechAffiliate.com



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