Popular email scams today cover a few major categories. In a nutshell, the emails try to lure recipients into clicking on the links inside the emails and entering private information into the website like access info for banking and other accounts. Then the thieves run with the info, heading into private accounts, accessing the funds and / or using them to charge items for themselves, stealing your credit and funds when possible.
Paypal is the most or one of the most widely use of all internet email scams. They are targeted by thieves because it is one of the most popular form of payment that people use to purchase just about anything online.
Here's a classic paypal email scam – beware.
You've added an additional email address to your PayPal account.
If you don.t agree with this email email@address.remove and if you need assistance with your account,
please click here to login to your account.
Lottery Wins and Death Beneficiary
A couple of major categories of email scams fall under the heading of lottery winning scams and death beneficiary scams. In both cases, people are falsely emailed and told they have won lotteries and huge sums of money as a result of a death benefit from someone they may not know who lived far, far away. Wrong on both counts! Never trust any emails that say you have been awarded money in either case.
Fake lottery emails originally began arriving from Nigeria, and people of all ages, especially elderly recipients, believed the messages and paid large sums of money to fly there and collect their false winnings. Barrister messages flooded email in-boxes next, claiming that people died and had discovered (fake) connections far way and if you were one of the so-called lucky ones, you could simply launder money for them basically, or lend them cash, never getting anything back – ever.
Credit Cards and Business Opportunities
A couple of other major categories of email scams are credit card and business opportunity offers. With credit card email scams, emails arrive that look like they are really form legitimate credit card companies and issuing banks and other financial institutions. Once you click on the link to apply for your free account plus other freebies or special offers that come packaged with the deal, the thief gets your personal information like social security number, account number and access info at other institutions, etc. And B.I.N.G.O. – identity theft has occurred once again; the thief has all your confidential info to use for himself or herself.
Business opportunities are similar. An email arrives with a business opportunity offer you can't refuse, so you click on the link inside and apply for the position or opportunity package, giving your credit card info and other confidential data to pay for the delivery of the package. And again, B.I.N.G.O. – identity theft has occurred.
So stay sharp! And stay smart!
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It's easy to predict exactly what's coming to you. It's easy!
Before you decide I'm off my rocker, listen up.
The Law of Attraction is a universal law, just like the law of gravity - and it works whether you believe it or not. You are attracting things to you in every moment - mostly by default. And, you can attract things by design.
There are three parts to the Law of Attraction.
1. Ask for what you'd like.
2. You are answered (every time)
3. Receive
Sounds easy, right? And it is. Especially as you only need concern yourself with two of the three steps. Here they are:
First, Ask for what you'd like. What WOULD you really like? You may not be used to giving this too much thought. Children ask for stuff all the time. They haven't yet learned to believe they can't have it. They ask and they ask and they drive you crazy asking.
So, what specifically do you choose to have in your life? What is one thing right now? Imagine you now have this thing you've chosen - or this way of being you've chosen. How do you feel? Really get into the feeling of this outcome. You should be feeling pretty excited right now. The more feeling, the more passion you can put into it, the faster it will come to you. This is the first of two parts of the Law of Attraction that's up to you.
And especially important: don't concern yourself with how it's all going to happen. You'll never be able to figure that out because it's none of your business!
Next, You are answered. It's as simple as that. The Universe answers every time.
Then, You receive - this is the last part of the Law of Attraction you have any control over. And this is where Feng Shui becomes a powerful tool for transformation.
What you'll receive is determined by your thoughts and feelings. What you have in your life right now - the circumstances, the challenges - are not who you are. They're who you were. Where your energy and focus were in the past is creating your present.
Where your energy and focus is in this very moment is what's on it's way to you.
When you feel good you know what you're thinking and feeling right now is in alignment with who you are. You know you'll feel good with what's coming your way.
When you feel bad, well, you can imagine! That's warning bells! Focusing on that pile of debts in front of you will bring more of them - and fast if you put a powerful emotion into them, such as fear.
The higher you can raise your energy and remind yourself of where you're going, the faster it will come to you. This is where your environment can be such a powerful ally.
Imagine, your home is your sanctuary. The energy flows freely and you have a feeling of peace, of being supported. You sit in your favorite chair with your beverage of choice and look around you. A smile comes to your face and your heart glows. You feel at home. You feel inspired and passionate about your life. You are surrounded by things you love that remind you of your dreams.
You absorb the energy and vibrations of who and what you surround yourself with and you attract more of the same. Feng Shui makes attraction even more powerful as you make choices about what you attract. With Feng Shui you anchor your intention in your environment. That also anchors the energy of what you're choosing, in your body and helps you become a magnet.
There are two ways to look at it. Ask yourself:
*How does the energy flow in my home? Does it inspire and energize me, or do I feel lethargic and overwhelmed? Look at specific areas such as the Wealth & Prosperity area to find out what you'll get more of. Look for clutter and symbols of scarcity.
The Wealth & Prosperity area is in the far left corner of your home when you're standing at the front door looking in.
* What are you predominantly feeling and thinking right now? - that will tell you what's on it's way.
It's easy to predict. You can be your own psychic - you can tell exactly what is coming your way by what you're thinking and how you're feeling. The good news is that that if you don't what those thoughts and feelings to bring you more of the same, you can change them.
Next, some tools for ensuring you get more of what you do want and less of what you don't!
Tips for boosting the power of the Law of Attraction to live your life by design.
1. Ask for what you'd like - set an intention for yourself each day. Really feel what it feels like now you have this outcome. Focus on where you're going, not on what's in front of you. There is no scale of difficulty in the Universe - it's your own thoughts and feelings that attract something or stop it coming.
2. Know that you cannot know how something will happen. Don't even try to figure it out. And especially know that the Universe will orchestrate things way better than you ever could.
3. Enlist the support of your environment to ensure your energy is aligned with what you are choosing to bring into your life. Anchor your intention in your environment. Surround yourself with images, objects, colors and anything else that will evoke the feelings of what you are choosing for yourself.
Want to go to a cooking school in Tuscany? Surround yourself with Italian cookbooks, maps of Tuscany, Italian olive oil, an Italian phrase book - and soak up the feeling of being there.
Attraction largely comes down to feelings - the more you can raise your energy and feel passionate about what you'd like in your life, the easier and faster it will come to you.
4. Rid yourself of clutter. Ask yourself these questions.
* do I love it?
* do I use it?
* does this represent where I'm going in life?
* Does it make my heart sing?
Clutter will bog you down, steal your dreams and make you feel lethargic. Energy cannot move freely through clutter - it's just not possible.
5. Create a gratitude journal and keep it in the Wealth & Prosperity area of your home or of a room such as your bedroom or work space. Expressing gratitude will immediately shift your energy into alignment with the energy of abundance.
6. Watch for synchronicity and listen for messages. Remember the Universe is answering your wish. Give yourself the space to hear the messages and to know which actions to take when you get an idea. Go for the ones you feel most passionate about. Passion has magic. Once you've asked for what you want, all you really need do is allow yourself to feel what it's like having your desire. Then take the actions you'll be inspired to take. Your environment will give the Law of Attraction a shot of power.
By changing your environment you change your thoughts and focus on what you want rather than what you don't want. The Universe is an abundant place and your abundance is waiting for you.
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