2 years, 10 months ago
about Ecards
How do you tell if you have received an actual ecard from someone or if it is a spam email that will infect your computer if you click it?
I know what I do, but I'm curious to see your responses...
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M$1 Answer
While paper cards will consist majority of this tradition, ecards have their places. Sending ecards are much more environment friendly. It is also economical, particularly during our current financial downturn.
However, there are a few precaution that one needs to be aware of when one receives ecards.
* Make sure you recognize the sender's name. The sender's FULL name should ALWAYS be included in the subject line (and sometimes in the "from" field) of the email.
* The web site should be easily identified in one or more of the following places: the "from" field, the subject line, or in the email itself.
* Do NOT click any links with simple IP address. In a fake ecard email, the IP address may be hidden and can only be seen by hovering your cursor over the link or right clicking on the link to view properties. The link should not be a series of number (e.g. 169.180.1.15, commonly referred to as an IP address).
* An ecard email should NOT have any attachment of any kind. The recipient will go to the web site to "pick up" (i.e. view) the ecard.
* Legitimate ecard emails will always include an option to pick up the ecard by typing the web site address and enter a code.
* Use a webmail or email application that has good spam filter. My experience with Gmail has been very good. It filters out almost all spam mail.
However, there are a few precaution that one needs to be aware of when one receives ecards.
* Make sure you recognize the sender's name. The sender's FULL name should ALWAYS be included in the subject line (and sometimes in the "from" field) of the email.
* The web site should be easily identified in one or more of the following places: the "from" field, the subject line, or in the email itself.
* Do NOT click any links with simple IP address. In a fake ecard email, the IP address may be hidden and can only be seen by hovering your cursor over the link or right clicking on the link to view properties. The link should not be a series of number (e.g. 169.180.1.15, commonly referred to as an IP address).
* An ecard email should NOT have any attachment of any kind. The recipient will go to the web site to "pick up" (i.e. view) the ecard.
* Legitimate ecard emails will always include an option to pick up the ecard by typing the web site address and enter a code.
* Use a webmail or email application that has good spam filter. My experience with Gmail has been very good. It filters out almost all spam mail.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
nice tips. i especially like the tip that many legitimate site will let you type in the address and enter your code. if they don't, i recommend contacting the person it says it is from and asking them if they did send you something. if not, don't click. too many sites out there load viruses.
if you can type in the address and you know it is a legitimate site like hallmark, then that should protect you.
nice answer.