Dec 23 2009
Identity Theft Security Software
If you aren’t running any security software I highly recommend you read the following. If you are running security software and want to know more about it’s capabilitites and limitations, read on.
Security software is not yet able to assist people in identifying phishing scams and advance fee fraud (Nigerian scams) effectively. For this reason it’s very important for Internet users to be able to identify online fraud without relying on software that doesn’t detect the fraud. Security software is good but you must understand that it will never be perfect.
Security software is generally pretty easy to manage and you don’t need to be a computer geek to manage it. Most security programs provide a dashboard that can provide information about what software programs are running, if updates are set to auto and when the last update actually happened.
Identity theft protection is something we should all have because we all get emails that want to steal our secret codes and passwords. You know the ones that have subject lines like: “Your Account Is About To Be Closed,” “There’s A Block On Your Account,” “Could You Help Me Claim My Funds,” or my all-time favorite “Congratulations – You’ve Won The UK Lottery.” All of these and many others are phishing for identity theft information to get at your money and bank accounts.
First and most important, DON’T FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE EMAIL! If you think there might be a problem, access your account in question as you usually do on your PC and not with the link supplied in the phony email. Some email clients will show the url when you hover over the link so check it and be sure of where the link is going to send you.
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