Spam in my Email

Dear Sassy: I have been having problems with spam in my email. Normally it is one or two a day but this morning I had over 30 spam email messages in my inbox. Yikes! What is going on?
~Not so Spamalicious

Dear Spamalicious: Wow! That is a lot of spam! Let's see if Sassy can help with this problem. Sassy made a few phone calls to computer services to obtain their expert opinion. They state that the spam blocker is still active and if you are receiving spam to forward the spam to spam@lsuhsc.edu. Sassy's two cents - during disaster periods spam blocking is not high priority so keep that in mind.

Let's make sure that we our settings are right... Open Outlook, click on Tools > Email Accounts > View or Change existing email accounts > Next > Change. Make sure that the Use Cached Exchange Mode is checked and click Finish. If you made any changes you will need to close Outlook and reopen to activate the changes.

September 4, 2007

Dear Sassy: I received an email from the IRS stating that I was eligible for a tax refund of $109.30. Included in the email was a link to submit my credit card. Why does the IRS need my credit card information? Can't they just send me a paper check?
~Going Shopping

Dear Shopping: Hold on - don't go shopping quite yet. You have received a spam email. Sadly, you have not received a tax refund. Check out the Urban Legends update regarding the IRS spam. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

June 29, 2007

Dear Sassy: I have been receiving a lot of e-cards in my inbox lately. They say that they are from a "family member" but I don't recognize any of the sites listed to click on. Do you think these are spam?
~ It's not my Birthday

Dear Birthday: Sassy is glad that you asked this question. This IS spam that can compromise your system. Do not click on the link! There have been several emails sent from "E-cards.com" and "Netfuncards.com". As always if it looks suspicious it normally is suspicious.