Finally something worth listening to coming from the Government. This is from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) which a joint office of the enforcement of the FBI and the outside non-enforcement of folks like the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).

• Do you visit websites by clicking on links within an email?
• Do you reply to emails from companies or persons you are not familiar with?
• Have you received packages to hold or ship to someone you met on the Internet?
• Have you been asked to cash checks and wire funds to an employer you met online?
• Would you cash checks or money orders received through an online transaction without first confirming their legitimacy?
• Would you provide your personal/banking information as a result of an email notification?

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