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E-Mail Hoax |
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E-Mail Hoax - Fake Pharmaceutical
E-mail Is Prescription for Trouble
There's been a
recent surge in fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from the United States
National Medical Association (US NMA). There is no such organization and these
messages are not from any United States government agency. (There is an
association called the National Medical Association that promotes the collective
interests of physicians and patients of African descent, and they have nothing
to do with this spam.) The e-mails are part of a scheme to lure you to one of
more than a dozen phishing sites, such as "MyCanadianPharmacy," under the false
pretense of providing consumer information about buying pharmaceuticals online.
If you click on the link contained in the e-mail, up comes a website offering
name-brand prescription drugs such as Valium, Viagra, and Xanax at
too-good-to-be-true prices.
According to reliable sources, including
Forbes.com and the Better Business Bureau, this is one of the most notorious
worldwide spam scams ever conducted. Crooks are blasting the e-mails around the
globe by the billions, so if one hasn't hit your Inbox yet, it probably will
soon. Here's what the e-mail looks like:
The United States Computer
Emergency Readiness Team (www.us-cert.gov) was established in 2003 to protect
the nation's Internet infrastructure against cyber attacks. Their site contains
a warning about the bogus US NMA e-mails, and encourages you to take the
following steps to protect yourself from phishing attacks:
Webster-Calhoun Announcements - Bill Insert And
Computer Security
Bill
Insert
The insert in the September billing statement includes information
about computer protection, how to contact the three major credit bureaus,
capital credit information and organizations that have upcoming fundraisers. See
this information online by visiting www.wccta.net then go to products and services,
then archives.
Computer Security
SecureIT Plus computer
protection is now only $6.95 per month. Plus, each additional license key for
multiple computers can be added for only $4.95 per month. Contact our office
today at 352-3151 or webcal@wccta.net for
more information or to sign up. Try it, the first month is free!
It's
back to school and your family may be spending more time on your computer. Do
you think your computer is protected from viruses, spyware and adware? Is the
firewall functioning properly? What about hard drive maintenance and updates
from Microsoft? Worried about what your children do on-line? Wouldn't it be nice
to have the phone number of a person you could call and discuss this at no extra
cost?? Webster-Calhoun already has it and the price is better than
ever!!
Ask The Help Desk - Do I Have To
Use A Search Engine Every Time I Want To Go To A Website?
Question: I've recently seen three friends type in the web
address of a website (for example, "www.microsoft.com") into the Google search
field of their Web browser, then scroll through the resulting list of sites, and
click on the link of the web address. The link takes them to the exact web
address they just typed into the search field. Am I missing something here? Why
don't these people save a step and simply type the web address into the address
field of their browser and hit the "enter" key? There's no need to do a search
for a site through a search engine like Google if you already know the web
address of the site you'd like to visit, right?
Answer: You
are correct. Typing a web address into a search field is a pretty common (but
unnecessary) extra step made by even experienced Web surfers. While it makes
sense to use a search engine when you're looking for a list of sites you'd like
to visit, there's no need to start there when you already know a specific web
address. Simply go to the address bar found on your browser, delete the current
URL listed, type in the web address, and press the "enter" key.
Great Sites To Check Out This Month
Take the Tech
Test
http://pewinternet.org/quiz -
What's your relationship with communications technology? Are you an "Omnivore"
that never met a gadget you didn't like? Or are you an "Inexperienced
Experimenter" that's willing to try new technologies? Take this quick online
quiz from the Pew Internet and Online Life Project to discover which of the 10
groups best describes you. The site also contains reports under "Family, Friends
& Community" about topics including cyberbullying, social networking sites
and teens, and the vulnerability of "wired seniors" to viruses and
spyware.
David Beckham In Action
http://davidbeckham.com - David
Beckham made his MLS league debut for the LA Galaxy in August and fans around
the world are keeping a close eye on him. Here at the official David Beckham
website you can catch the latest soccer news, read David's weekly blog, get a
look at his fashion style, learn about the David Beckham Academy for young
athletes, and find out about his current ambassador/charity activities. If
you're a big Beckham fan, you can also register to receive online
newsletters.
Bright Ideas for Kids
http://hasbro.com/litebrite/swf/litebrite.cfm -
Remember Lite-Brite? It's the classic toy that's been popular with kids and
parents alike since Hasbro introduced it in 1967. Lite-Brite allows kids to
create a "glowing" picture by placing multi-colored pegs into a battery-powered
screen. Now budding artists can also create Lite-Brite designs online at this
site, then print or e-mail them to share with family and friends. The fun
continues with links to other popular games like Battleship and The Game of
Life.
Keep an Eye on Safety
http://preventblindness.org -
September is Eye Safety Month — a reminder to protect yourself and your children
from eye injuries at home and during sports. Accidents involving common
household products cause 125,000 eye injuries each year, and more than 40,000
people a year suffer eye injuries while playing sports. The Prevent Blindness
America site offers a wide variety of important resources including tips on
accident prevention at home, sports safety, sports eye protectors, and first aid
for eye emergencies. You'll also find the latest headlines about eye
health.
A Whole New Ballgame
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/gameplan -
Local stadiums won't be the only places with football action this month. Coming
to theaters is The Game Plan from Walt Disney Pictures, the story of rugged
superstar Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) whose Boston-based football
team is chasing a championship. Then Joe discovers he has a 7-year-old daughter,
and has to tackle the biggest challenge of his life — taking care of her! After
getting a preview of the movie here, you can play the game Mall Quarterback and
help Joe find his daughter lost at the mall.
Short Tutorial - Copying And
Pasting Text
The ability to copy
and paste text saves a great deal of keyboarding time while doing a variety of
online activities. For example, you can copy and paste text from one e-mail
message to another. Or copy and paste URLs (web addresses) from a document into
the address bar of your browser. Here are the steps to take:
Copying
Text Using The Windows Operating System
Copying Text Using The
Macintosh Operating System
a) Double click on a single word.
b) Triple click on a line
of text to select the whole line.
c) Click at the beginning of a block of
text, and while holding down the mouse button, drag to the end of the text
block and release the mouse button. NOTE: If you let go too soon, you can hold
down the "shift" key and click at the end of the block. This will add what you
missed to the selection.
d) Single click at the beginning of the text
block, and while holding down the "shift" key, click at the end of the text
block.
The selected text will appear surrounded by a different
color.
a) Click
on the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Copy."
b) Press the
"Control" key and the "C" key simultaneously.
This copies the
selected text to an invisible clipboard that is stored in memory (called
Random Access Memory or RAM).
a) Go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select
"Paste."
b) Press the "Control" key and the "V" key simultaneously. (Why
the "V" key? It's close to the "C" key.)
a) Double click on a single word.
b) Triple click on a line
of text to select the whole line.
c) Click at the beginning of a block of
text, and while holding down the mouse button, drag to the end of the text
block and release the mouse button. NOTE: If you let go too soon, you can hold
down the "shift" key and click at the end of the block. This will add what you
missed to the selection.
d) Single click at the beginning of the text
block, and while holding down the "shift" key, click at the end of the text
block.
The selected text will appear surrounded by a different
color.
a) Click
on the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select "Copy."
b) Press the
"Command" key and the "C" key simultaneously.
This copies the
selected text to an invisible clipboard that is stored in memory (called
Random Access Memory or RAM).
a) Go to the "Edit" menu and drop down to and select
"Paste."
b) Press the "Command" key and the "V" key simultaneously. (Why
the "V" key? It's close to the "C" key.)
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