Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,152,819 members, 7,817,391 topics. Date: Saturday, 04 May 2024 at 11:25 AM

Mrperfect's Posts

Nairaland Forum / Mrperfect's Profile / Mrperfect's Posts

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (of 98 pages)

Literature / Re: Books By Chinua Achebe That You've Read? by mrperfect(m): 12:38am On Mar 25, 2013
Eze goes to school.
Business / Re: Tips To Hire Your First Employees (for First Time Entreprenuers by mrperfect(m): 10:19pm On Feb 27, 2013
This is a good one, important thing to learn.
Celebrities / Re: Basketmouth Buys Custom-made Opel Insignia by mrperfect(m): 5:47pm On Feb 25, 2013
A good news like this is something what posting and reading, as good news brings about positive thinking.
Sports / Re: Osaze Warns Keshi To Watch His Back by mrperfect(m): 3:26pm On Feb 20, 2013
Just like any other thing in life when success comes there are always chances of people try to pull you down.
Family / Re: How Do You Get Your Ex To Stay away From You? by mrperfect(m): 3:26pm On Feb 20, 2013
Tell her the truth that you don't want this, she will stop, I understand that you're avoiding to hurt her, this I think is the problem here.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Pictures Of Nigerian Roadside Prostitutes In Italy by mrperfect(m): 3:12pm On Feb 20, 2013
This is very sad for the country.
Religion / Re: Oyedepo's Daughter To Marry His Personal Assistant by mrperfect(m): 11:25pm On Feb 19, 2013
Congrat
Sports / Re: Super Eagles Arrive In Abuja (Pictures) by mrperfect(m): 10:23pm On Feb 12, 2013
Good to know, We all are rejoicing with them.
Webmasters / The Threat Of Spam And Basic Preventative Measures by mrperfect(m): 10:59am On Feb 12, 2013
Everyone who uses the internet has more than likely been targets of spam at one time or another. At first they are easy to dismiss for internet experienced persons, however for the inexperienced user of the internet, the messages contained can sometimes be intimidating and in some instances lead to trouble (I will come onto a personal example later).

Spam can take several forms; email and search engine spam are just two, but the one we will concentrate on in this article, and also the one you will, and have most likely encountered, is via email.

Spam is defined as unsolicited bulk mail, much of which is caught in your “bulk” or “trash” folder found in your email service provider control panel. You have probably often seen a mass of these types of emails in you bulk folders when checking for email that you actually have consented to receive, as many emails are caught by spam filters even though they should not. The majority of spam you may receive will be of a sexual or gambling nature, however over the past few months I have noticed an ever-increasing number of scam emails asking for sensitive information, claiming to be someone they are not.

Paypal and eBay scams are a prime example of these types of emails known as “phishing scam emails”. The email will be along the lines of:

“We have noticed an irregularity in your account details and require you to update them immediately. Failure to do so will result in the permanent closure of your account”

You can see how these emails can be pretty alarming to an inexperienced internet user who may only occasionally use the internet to sell or buy items on eBay for example. Some of the emails will look very convincing, and will use the images and symbols of the respective company, however be very cautious and take heed to the following important point:

If you are unsure of the legitimacy of the email, do not follow any link contained within the email to an external website. Instead, type the website address that you know is correct into your browser directly, so that you are safe in the knowledge that you are not using a fraudulent website.

Failure to do this may result in your account being hijacked by the scammer; it’s as easy as this. You follow the link in the email to a website claiming to be, and also looking very much like one where you have an account. The website will ask you to input your username and password to access your account and voila, you will have now sent this information to the scammer, allowing them access to your account containing sensitive information about you.

Another type of email scam that has been very popular is where you are notified to be the very lucky winner of a lottery, even though you have never entered the lottery in the location claiming your success! This is where the example of a personal experience comes in. Many people reading this will be thinking “I’ll never fall for one of these scams”, however the unfortunate reality is that many people will do so. An elderly relative of mine received one of these lottery scams from Spain, and then insisted on following up with the email scam, even though they had never even entered the lottery draw. The only stumbling block was that the bank account details required, needed to be sent by fax, which she couldn’t do, and despite the frustration that this caused I of course refused to help send it.

There are measures that you can take to help avoid being targeted by spammers; a few have been mentioned here. However, in addition never reply to a scam email as it will notify them that the email address is live and also that you have read the email, leading to further spam.

Of course there are many other threats from spam that are not discussed here, such as viruses and trojans being sent via email attachments. More details on spam can be found here: www.cokoye.com/technical-discussions-forums
Webmasters / Re: City Official Backs Plan For New $82M Google Airport by mrperfect(m): 10:21pm On Feb 09, 2013
Google has been making a great profit as an organization, for now they can buy or get any thing they set their eye on.
Webmasters / Re: Joomla For Designing E Commerce Site Possible? by mrperfect(m): 9:28am On Feb 08, 2013
Just go to joomla site, there are series of extensions that will help build eCommerce site.
Webmasters / Re: Webhosting Payment With Nigeria Bank Naira Cards by mrperfect(m): 9:18pm On Feb 05, 2013
The best is to ask them.
Webmasters / Re: Searching For A Good And Moderate Reseller Host by mrperfect(m): 9:06pm On Feb 05, 2013
We have reliable and decent hosting reselling package, very cheap. See my signature or Click my name to see profile for our website if you logged in. or Call or sent text 08034283159
Webmasters / Re: Please Best Reliable Hosting Companies In Naija For Blogging by mrperfect(m): 9:05pm On Feb 05, 2013
You can purchase your domain and hosting from us, we have many blogers here who are our customers. if you have any question concerning your blog ask the question, I will glad to attend to you.
Also, remember that if you need a blog just order webhosting from us, we will help you install your blog free of charge. Our hosting start from N250, a month. See my signature or Click my name to see profile for our website if you logged in. or Call or sent text 08034283159
Webmasters / Re: Help! Having Problem Purchasing Wordpress Domain by mrperfect(m): 9:03pm On Feb 05, 2013
You can purchase your domain and hosting from us, we have many members here who are our customers. if you have any question concerning your blog ask the question, I will glad to attend to you.
Also, we will help you install your blog free of charge. Our hosting start from N250, a month. Click my name to see profile for our website if you logged in. or Call or text 08034283159
Webmasters / Re: [urgent] Webhost Needed, Should Be Able To Transfer My Whole Site And Domain. by mrperfect(m): 8:56pm On Feb 05, 2013
We will host your website, we have many customers in this nairaland, see my signature below for the cheap price. You website we be moved within 48 hours without any downtime.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (of 98 pages)

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 22
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.