Letter from the Editor:

There is a scam technique out on the web called "phishing" which attempts to lure people to seemingly legitimate sites where they require people to log into what they think is their real accounts. However, the scammer has now gathered legitimate login information from that person's real account, maybe even their bank accounts. Yicks!

The latest scam though is phishing for Domain Names where hackers are now attempting to steal domain names and profit off the traffic by redirecting them, or holding your domain name hostage for ransom.

Here is just one example of how scammers attempt to sway the reader into taking action. "First_Name", I have also included below some Quick Tips to keep you and your confidential information safe.
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Phishing

As with anything, it is important to do your own due diligence on such emails, but here are some hints that can help weed out the scams more quickly and in turn protect your private data:

Typically legitimate service providers know your name and use it in the body of the email. Simply appearing in your email address though does not count.
Know who you have accounts with. If you get an email claiming to be from Enom about your domain name, but your domain name is with GoDaddy, then it's likely spam.
Pay very close attention to links in emails. In the Enom example, they link off to enom.com.sys53.biz - this is NOT enom.com.
To be safe, NEVER click on a link in an email. As with a previous QuickTip we sent on a Google Adwords scam, embedded links can be redirected. If you think that the email may be legit, go to the website where you hold your account, and log in manually.
Finally, stop these messages from even hitting your inbox by utilizing a decent spam filter.

Your Globi Developer can set up your Globi email account with a Postini Enhanced Spam Filter. This is the cat's meow of Spam and Virus Filters. Seriously - it's so good in fact that Google just bought the product for $625 million. For you though, it's just a mere $7. a month and worth the piece of mind of not having to receive nerve racking spam like the one above

Hope this info has been of some help.

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