We’ve all heard of phishing scams. There are numerous attempts everyday to get you to give up your personal information. And I received one recently. Sadly, it went to my inbox. But before I mark it spam and send it on its way, I want to share it with you. Here is screenshot of the offending email from my inbox:

I would like to draw your attention to a few things that tip me off that this is, in fact, a phishing scam. First of all, the return email address is “account”, and it it goes to a European site. While …read more

In these tough times scammers will make money by preying on those who can least afford to be scammed.