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Thanks for the good, common sense reminder!! |
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Hi Bob |
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AMEN! Within a month of getting PC Matic and thinking I was "safe" I got a virus that morphed and destroyed my laptop. I contacted PC Matic and they said "we can't catch everything...". I caught it! It destroyed my laptop. Bought a new laptop and got rid of PC Matic! |
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The best practice is to assume EVERYTHING in your e-mail is suspicious. Unless is it clear it is from a trusted source read everything on the e-mail carefully and with great concern. |
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Bob, all I can say is...Amen! People are the cause of their own demise, and accepting responsibility for their actions seems to have become about as appealing as having hives. You're spot on with this..but then, how many will pay attention is the thing:) |
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Bob, that's the hardest hitting, most accurate...hands down best article you've ever written. |
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The first thing to remember about "free" web-based services such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Google, and Instagram; If you are not paying for the product, then YOU are the product being sold by those services. This is not saying "Don't use these services"; this is saying "When you provide your personal information to this service, the provider will pay his expenses using your information". Sometimes that's a fair trade. Much of the time, it is not. But it's your call. |
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Right on!!! |
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One you have missed is the telephone follow-up to a legitimate order. We placed an order for groceries online (normal in the UK) with a large superstore. On the day of delivery (Sunday) we were phoned by the company, or someone who had all the details of the order, to say that our card had been refused. This was not unusaual as there was a glitch in the credit card's fraud identification software at the time. He gave details of the card and re-presented it whilst on the phone. When it was refused again he asked if I could give him another card. I did and the order arrived quoting the second card. When the card statements arrived a total of £6,500GBP had been 'spent' at a South African internet site that triggered the fraud protection built in to our software. This was made up of hundreds of purchases that didn't trigger the cards fraud software - go figure! Luckily the second card had never been used elsewhere and the card company credited within 14 days. A friend of ours helped put our minds at rest by explaining the procedure for reporting fraud and coaching us on how to get things right first time. He told us not to worry and that we would have everything sorted out quickly and efficiently by our card company. Whan I asked him how he knew so much about the system his answer was 'Just think about it Jon, it happens to me regularly...... I'm blind'. The multi-national retailer has never even returned our numerous calls. They refused to deal with anything and even insisted that the only people we could speak to were their 'processing division' in South Africa..... It is a sick world we live in. Thanks for the warnings, Jon |
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Good advice as always. Thanks |
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Hi Bob: While I'm quite certain there are bandits in Ukraine (I'm Ukrainian and like to keep up with what's going on over there), I'd like to correct something. There should never be a "the" in front of Ukraine. It should just say: ...have their accounts emptied by bandits in Ukraine ... Regards, EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks, corrected now! |
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I thoroughly enjoy your newsletters and appreciate your rational approach to peoples' irrational thinking. Which is why I am so surprised to see you repeat the irrational fear of pit bull dogs. No statistic indicates that there is any reason to fear pits over other dogs. |
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Thanx for the reminder Bob Rankin. |
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Amen! Personally I'm boycotting Facebook. I refuse to use Facebook to sign in to any website. Many the contest or raffle I would have won if I had been willing to "like" the sponsor on Facebook. As for LinkedIn - they're in the same league. |
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Thank you Bob for the reminder. I don;t like to think I can get complacent but....... Best regards. john. |
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Dear Bob, |
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Thanks for an informative article. |
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Good stuff - valid well beyond the narrow sphere of computers and networks. Our gullibility is not innate, however - it's carefully cultivated. If you are successful in activating people's critical thinking facilities full-time, you may be considered a threat... |
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Thanks for this, Bob. Now for your next topic: Once we've gotten ourselves thoroughly into Facebook, LinkedIN, and any of the others, tell us how to get ourselves back out. |
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BOB, You're the man! Sounds like some of my legal client's actions after they've been advised not to engage in certain behavior, but do it anyway. Allowing emotion to rule logic. Hey whats up with 'the Ukraine' I thought that was like 'the hospital' I never could understand the British saying someone was 'in hospital' and were taken to 'hospital' I always thought they were in 'the hospital' or taken to 'the hospital'. Hey I'm an old dog, all tricks are tough. |
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