I recently has a phishing attempt trying to get at my Barnes and Noble account! Apparently someone is reading my emails, because I had recently changed my password at B&N and received a (legit) email to that effect. Well, I got an email citing my recent change of password and asking for "verification information". Well, it didn't address me by name, and their email address looked suspicious, so I just ignored it. (actually, I put it on my blocked list). I tried my password with B&N and it worked just fine.
Apparently someone is reading my emails and using the details of recent transactions to concoct an email that looks legit. Regardless, I NEVER follow their links. Go directly to the source, be it PayPal, EBay, Barnes & Noble, whatever. If they have sent you a message, there will be a record. Don't respond to the pressure that your account will be closed if the information is not supplied.
Oh, I also have had several attempts to get at my Hilton Honors account, citing my upcoming reservations, making it sound legit. It such a problem that HH has a spot on their website warning people about this. Best, don't follow any links in emails. Open another browser and go to them direct. Now, if I can just figure a way to keep so-called friends from sending me "good luck/bad luck " emails! The type where if you don't forward at least 10-20 copies to "freinds" in a short time frame, all sorts of bad luck will follow you. I just never open emails with attachments from anyone, including "friends". Why am I so paranoid about such emails? Several years ago I received a snail-mail version of the good luck/bad luck chain mail. The deal was that you must send 20 copies to others within 10 days or bad luck will follow you. Well, I ignored it. On day 11, my mother was coming to visit me and had a heart attack on the airplane! Conicidence? who knows! She was taken off the plane in route in Cleveland. I flew up to be with her. On the way to the airport, I mailed those da#$! letters! Well, wouldn't you? Well...........
Apparently someone is reading my emails and using the details of recent transactions to concoct an email that looks legit. Regardless, I NEVER follow their links. Go directly to the source, be it PayPal, EBay, Barnes & Noble, whatever. If they have sent you a message, there will be a record. Don't respond to the pressure that your account will be closed if the information is not supplied.
Oh, I also have had several attempts to get at my Hilton Honors account, citing my upcoming reservations, making it sound legit. It such a problem that HH has a spot on their website warning people about this. Best, don't follow any links in emails. Open another browser and go to them direct. Now, if I can just figure a way to keep so-called friends from sending me "good luck/bad luck " emails! The type where if you don't forward at least 10-20 copies to "freinds" in a short time frame, all sorts of bad luck will follow you. I just never open emails with attachments from anyone, including "friends". Why am I so paranoid about such emails? Several years ago I received a snail-mail version of the good luck/bad luck chain mail. The deal was that you must send 20 copies to others within 10 days or bad luck will follow you. Well, I ignored it. On day 11, my mother was coming to visit me and had a heart attack on the airplane! Conicidence? who knows! She was taken off the plane in route in Cleveland. I flew up to be with her. On the way to the airport, I mailed those da#$! letters! Well, wouldn't you? Well...........
