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Lincoln Computer Centre

Locality: Port Lincoln, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8682 1666

Address: 92 Washington Street 5606 Port Lincoln, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.lcc.com.au

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22.01.2022 Amazon Prime Scam Alert There are internet, email & phone scams everywhere these days so I will only post about every 10th scam I see from now on We have had a number of reports about emails pretending to be from Amazon Prime which only have a chance of working if you are actually an Amazon Prime member, so, if you are........ The scam email notifies you that your credit card associated with your Amazon Prime account is no longer valid and invites you to login and update your payment details. if you follow the scammer's advice you will give up your contact details, your Amazon Prime login credentials and your credit card details, none of which will end well. If you use Google Gmail (or Google G Suite) for your email, you will see a warning about the email itself and then another warning if you visit the scam web page. If you keep clicking you may as well take all the money you have and throw it into the ocean.... I know, there are so many signs that this is a scam email that nobody should ever be tricked, but it does happen! If you need to double-check the validity of any email you receive, make sure you check with someone you know personally, or give us a call at Lincoln Computer Centre on 08 8682 1666

21.01.2022 Sometimes, scammers just bring a smile to your face

20.01.2022 We often get asked "How did the scammer get access to my email account/computer/bank account" etc. So here is a refresher by way of a classic scam email which has so many scam hallmarks you would wonder how anyone could get done. It happens when you are busy, or under pressure, or you are distracted, we see it over and over again.... Here is the latest scam email deconstructed 1: Someone? Trouble right from the get go, if "someone" had sent you a link, you would at least be able to see their name, not that it would be any safer to open, but still.... 2: I am not adam 3: I don't know who the user email address belongs to of course, and I am certainly not expecting to hear from anyone who lives in France which is what the "fr" indicates. Now if I did live in France they would have more of a chance of convincing me. 4: Never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever open ZIP files, they nearly always contain files which will badly compromise your computer and cost you money, perhaps a lot of money. Nobody should send ZIP files for any purpose these days so it's an obvious giveaway. 5: Why do I need a certificate for signing documents? 6: DO NOT open email links. Especially when they are sent by scammers. Trouble is, lots of businesses send links to their customers and often to legitimately open invoices on-line. Xero is a classic case in point, when you send an invoice to your customer from Xero, they get the PDF file which is appropriate, but Xero also includes a link to open the invoice. Nek minnut, you get a scam email pretending to be from Xero which does not include a PDF file so you open the link..... 7: Oh the irony! pCloud might be trustworthy, not that I was aware of them until today, but even if you trust pCloud, that does not mean you would trust any email purporting to be from them! Same same as getting a call from "Telstra", we trust Telstra (OK, that is debatable!) but just because we trust Telstra does not mean we believe everything we see or hear with the Telstra logo on it, it so easy for scammers. So that's seven clues in one email, sometimes you only get one clue, so be alert. We need more Lerts As always, if you are ever uncertain about a phone call, an email or a web page, call a person you trust for a second opinion. Hang up, shut down your computer, make a pot of tea and consider your options. And by all means call us, it's what we do!

17.01.2022 As you may have noticed, we are big fans of Google here at LCC, but sometimes they send me emails which a Rhodes Scholar would have trouble interpreting. Needless to say, this email is moot because we do not operate in the European Union. Now, if some of you could read through this email and tell me what it means that would be great! Wrong answers only please!!

05.01.2022 Mrs Mean might be new to the scamming business, this would be funny if it were not so serious!