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company directly, or in a new browser
window, go directly to the company’s
website. Again, do not click on the links!
4. The sender’s email seems
suspicious: This one also takes a little
bit of knowledge, but sometimes the
sender emails are blatantly off-base
from the real company’s email. That
in itself gives you instant knowledge
that the email you’re currently viewing
is fake. Other times, it seems like a
reasonable email address and has a
correct @company.com domain. A
good tell if it’s a spoof email that seems
legit, is to hover over the sender’s email
address like you would for the links
inside of the email. If the email you see
is different than the “supplied” email
address, you’re dealing with a spoofed
email address, and therefore, a fake
email.
5. Never open email attachments
from emails you’re not expecting an
attachment for: No company would
email to their customer with an
attachment unless there’s been prior
communication between you and
that company. If you randomly get
an email that looks like it’s from your
financial institution and the email has
an attachment, this is a tell-tale sign
that the email you’re looking at is a
phishing email. You should contact the
business this email is spoofing directly
and let them know. Again, businesses
spend a lot of money on brand and click on the links! outdated!
marketing perfection, they will be So, in summary, with the advent of the For more information on support services
able to investigate the phishing email internet and social media, not only do we for web hosting and security management,
and put a stop to it. They may or may have to watch for those common thieves contact Ian Evans at:
not request a copy of that email, but such as shoplifters and internal theft, we ievans@etechcomputing.com
afterwards, you should block the sender also have to be diligent in the management www.etechcomputing.com
and delete the email. of our online presence...we had better get
used to it and become familiar with the
For visual representation, look at this signs of internet theft and how to prevent it.
phishing email sample. Remember, never Maybe the fax machine is not so

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS JELD-WEN Windows & Doors ..........4 Polytarp Products ..............................19

LBMAO Annual General Meeting ......9 Programmed Insurance Brokers .....14
Acceo Solutions .............................13
..........................Nicholson and Cates Sexton Group .................................21
Atlas Polar Company Ltd .................7
................................inside back cover Taiga Building Products Ltd ..............
Castle Building Centres Group Ltd .....
Nu-Forest Products (Canada) Inc. 12 ............................... inside front cover
.............................outside back cover
Orgill, Inc. .........................................3 TIMBER MARTS ..............................11

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