by Shane Grantham | May 9, 2022
I caution my computer clients that emails can be misleading with incorrect advice and directions. They usually contain a web link or phone number to contact. Saturday I got an email from a current client asking if an email message was a scam or real. It stated...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 13, 2021
Over the past months I have been getting emails from what looks like my website host. They say I’m out of hard drive space. The message suggests I need to click on their link to correct or report it. The first few times I got the message I thought it might...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 20, 2017
I get spam and phishing emails just like you and everyone else in the world. Sometimes, I analyze them to get the real story. You can examine the email header in an email message to get more information to determine if it’s fake or not. To get this extra...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 23, 2017
We all get fake(phishing) email messages and today I wanted to investigate one I get on a regular basis. It’s supposed to be from a company I formerly did business with so I was curious to see what it was about. I don’t typically open suspicious email...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 27, 2016
I received an e-mail message claiming to be from a major US bank today. Here’s an excerpt : ” Dear Customer: There is a problem updating your account statement of the following month please update your online banking information by clicking on the link...