Top email scams and how to avoid them

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Email scams continue to be a plague even to those who consider themselves Internet-savvy. In a moment of panic, anyone can fall prey to a scammer’s ploy.

Recently I received an email from what appeared to be the property tax office in California’s Kings County, saying it had received tax payment. I have never owned property, but I was afraid a big chunk of money might have been mistakenly deducted from my account. The e-mail came with a link to “see” the transaction details, and I almost clicked on it. Instead, however, I visited the county website, typed in the case number, and found it was not on record. So this was a scam. Doubtlessly it would have led to malware or some scheme aimed at getting financial information from me.    More...