I'm sure that for most web savvy people the rule is: Not everything in the internet is true. That we should verify what we hear and read in the web first is like the old adage-stop, look and listen before you cross the street. The scam emails asking your help for some financial rewards should by now be familiar to us all. One variation is using your current friend's email to ask you for money to help in a crisis. Apparently, your friend's email is hacked and the criminals are using it to get money from you.
There have been reports of old news being linked to by email scammers and being passed and forwarded around. These are valid news stories that have been archived and is now being used to support claims in the email. Now two things, before you forward something make sure another news source verifies it, or just google it, duh.
Second thing is you can examine the document being presented as proof. Check the date, check the logo and the web page, and check the context of the report. For example, the report may be a parody or a fake news and must be read as such.
Our first and last line of defense is our common sense.
There have been reports of old news being linked to by email scammers and being passed and forwarded around. These are valid news stories that have been archived and is now being used to support claims in the email. Now two things, before you forward something make sure another news source verifies it, or just google it, duh.
Second thing is you can examine the document being presented as proof. Check the date, check the logo and the web page, and check the context of the report. For example, the report may be a parody or a fake news and must be read as such.
Our first and last line of defense is our common sense.
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