Richard E. wrote:
I try to delete anything I don't recognize. Years ago I was burned by what I thought was a message from UPS. NOT. The next day I received a message that my computer had been corrupted and that for a fee, the sender could fix my problem. I waited a day too long to get my computer to the someone I thought could make it right. Had I acted immediately, he thought he could have helped. No such luck. My files were gone.
Right there with you Richard. A few years ago the wife received a message from who she thought was her cousin. Had his email address, signature line and everything looked legit.
Only hinky thing to the email he was asking for $ 400.00 that he had fallen on tough times. When she responded with a message to who she assumed was her cousin, the hacker got all her contacts info and a message NOT from her to the same request to all her contacts.
Quite the hassle getting that all cleared up.