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Old 04-14-2020 | 09:21 AM
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Whenever I receive an email like this I forward it to the fraud mailbox account ( 'Phishing' or 'Spoofing' account) of whatever company is supposed to have
sent the suspect email. In the very rare instance that it's an authentic email they will usually notify you. So far I've only found legit email of this type and
it was just a confirmation of notification choices.

Spammers, Phishers and fraudsters usually capitalize in times of turmoil or confusion hoping to catch us off guard. Don't fall for them

Also and many of you have already done this no doubt; mostly a suggestion for those who run Microsoft boxes. Ensure that the ID you use on your PC
to wander around the web and answer email is NOT a administrator level ID on your box. Ensure it has minimal 'powers' on your PC and keep the Administration
functions as a separate ID. This way if you wander into the wrong website or click some link in that bogus email whatever malware is launched will not
be running with the authority of an admin... hopefully limiting the damage they can do...

Jerry