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This email just came into my box from PC World Daily News, here is the link:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...nl_dnx_h_crawl
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I've gotten about three of these e-mails, but of course being the geek I am I knew better than to think they were for real. I did however contact my Mom immediately upon receiving the first one because I didn't want her clicking on it thinking it was actually from Facebook. I'm constantly telling her "Don't ever click on links in e-mails or open attachments if you're not absolutely sure what they are and who they are from. If you think it might be real, go to the actual website by typing in the address yourself, if it's real, they'll have something about it on the website." She's learning. Now she tells my aunt "Don't click on that stuff!"
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Your'e welcome Tina, I know what you mean, I tell my sister the thing!
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I've been getting the fake FB emails, too. Gosh, those people are clever. I'm really afraid lots of folk don't know enough not to click on the attachment. Maybe I'll copy one of the messages and put it in my next newsletter. People should be educated about these slime bags.
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Thanks for the heads-up JoCarole!
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Maybe I'll copy one of the messages and put it in my next newsletter. People should be educated about these slime bags.
Good idea, Mary.
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