The red writing is on purpose! To catch your attention....INTERNET FRAUD is rampant. Are you savvy enough to know the difference? Did you know that no bank, credit card company, credit union, mortgage company and more will EVER ask for your personal information in an email or by phone? And, if the offer is too good to be true, it is most likely a scam directed at your purse strings!
Just this past week, I received 9 emails from various foreign people from various foreign countries offering me money from $1,950,000 to over $58,000,000! So I decided to add up all the money being offered and it came to a little over 1/2 Billion Dollars! Whoa! I could retire! BUT wait, they all wanted something from me - my bank info, my personal info, you name it, they requested it. Of course, YOU would never fall for such a scam, would you? But many elderly (and not so elderly) fall for this scam everyday, losing a lot of their money!
These tips came directly from the FBI website for avoiding the Nigerian Letter or "419" Fraud:
1) Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as Nigerian or foreign government officials asking for your help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts.
2) Do not believe the promise of large sums of money for your cooperation.
3) Guard your account information carefully.
So be cautious out there on the internet/email/cyberspace! Don't give out personal information. Be sure the website you are buying from has this in the url - https: - showing that it is a secure site.
Just one of many internet safety tips I hope to share with you.
The internet has been a wonderful invention - just be aware!
Dotty Metcalf
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