[TenTec] Phishing Scam

[laflamme at ne.rr.com]

This scam has also shown up on the Heathkit reflector

Larry, N1SHM
---- P C Andy Anderson <xtraham58 at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> Dave, thank you very much for the information. Too bad there are AH's out there causing trouble. Will pass along to family.
> 
> 
> 73's  Andy, W3LI
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> 
> Andy,
>      The basic clues are that they'll ask you to update some kind of
> personal account information and 'conveniently' provide you a link to the
> site login.  Most reputable sites won't do that.  If there's an actual
> problem with something like a bank account or other secure login a reputable
> company will tell you to browse to their site via your web browser and
> login.  They won't add a link to the notice email making that easy to do as
> that's how these phishing scams work, they redirect you to a login page that
> looks legitimate (heck anyone can create a convincing looking web page)
> where you'll type in your account name and password info and at that point
> they have you.
> 
> Reading the basic email isn't really the problem, but if you aren't dead
> certain of where an email came from then don't click any links or
> attachments and never follow a convenient link to a site login when someone
> says you have account problems to resolve.  Always leave the email, if it's
> something like a bank account then contact them by other means (e.g. phone
> to a known number) or at the very least leave your email and use your web
> browser to visit their known site to see if there actually is an account
> problem.
> 
> Folks with appropriate IT skills can also look at things like email header
> addressing or inspect URLs to see if the address displayed is a spoof (looks
> like one address but is actually another) but if you aren't familiar with
> those tools then just keep it safe and never click on links embedded in
> emails unless you're certain you know the sender.  Even if it's someone you
> know, make sure it makes sense.  A common scam these days is for someone to
> get a hold of something like a FB friend's list and you'll get an email,
> presumably from a good friend, that instructs you to click an embedded link.
> But the giveaway is that there's no actual friendly discussion in the email,
> nothing like how are you doing Andy and how is it going with........  just a
> link, a hello and something like 'Here's the Info you requested' when you
> haven't actually requested info from this person.  Don't click on that link,
> don't reply and just delete the email.  You can always reach out to the
> friend via other channels and double check to see if they really did send
> you something.
> 
> Google, stuff like 'avoiding phishing scams' or similar and you'll get a lot
> of practical info.
> 
> -Dave
> K7TRF
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of P C Andy
> Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 12:17 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] Phishing Scam
> 
> Howdy all , not being a computer Guru or an IT person, how would I recognize
> a post that would be a Phishing Scam. I guess it is best not to open any
> mail unless you know who sent it by name and email address. I am sure I miss
> a lot of good information but I probably delete a dozen emails for everyone
> I open.
> 
> 
> Andy, W3LI
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