E-mail security helps us all

As you might imagine, we get a large number of e-mails at several addresses, from all over the world. Many contain funny stuff, inspirational stuff and, principally, a lot of just plain stuff. But then, do you enjoy reading funny emails from friends? Are you tempted  to forward them to your other friends? Then we strongly recommend you read this carefully as a matter of security, yours and others'.  There is information left over from the people who got the message before you, namely their e-mail addresses and names. As the messages get forwarded along, the list of addresses builds, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for one of them to get a virus, and his or her computer can send that virus to every e-mail address that has come across his computer. Or someone can take all of those addresses and sell them or send junk mail, or even try to apply for a credit card in your name. How can you save yourself and your friends from all this trouble?>

Oh, yeah? Watch out for e-mails like this one!

Typical example of fraudulent e-mail. Check grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. And if it sounds too good to be true, it is!

Good day, First, let me introduce myself once more, I am barrister Collin Shands . I am married and
a father of four children. I am a senior advocate here in Malaysia. My jurisdiction is Civil Law and Property Consultant. Though my proposition was rather self-explanatory but for purpose of clarity, let me use this medium to further brief you, particularly on the modus of actualizing this laudable project. My contacting you does not suggest that you are biologically related to the deceased,i will fix up your name as the next of kin as the lawyer to convince the Bank that a relationship exist between the two of you by extension of family lineage., the death certificate and other documents regarding this transaction will be sent to you in due time.and all i have been avoiding is all about scam in the internate. (There's more, lots more!)>

WARNING: This is a scam!

Having received this e-mail (image, click to enlarge), we contacted its sender, Jean Sassoon, who told us that the problem began last Thursday, when several of her friends called to ask what was going on. Other friends, alas, sent money without checking first. We offered to put up a warning, for which Jean thanked us and asked us to also offer her apologies for the inconvenience, but it is not her fault - her e-mail account was hijacked! Some more information:>