It is unfortunate that this is happening, and more so that it involves my name. The museum where I volunteer has been alerting us to "phishing" schemes. One tip-off is that the address it is coming from, or URL, is often quite weird, involving a long chain of letters and numbers. So, if you are doubtful about the origin of an email, that is a clue. Again, I never send out emails that simply direct people to a website. That is a suspicious format. Other suspicious hints are when the language sounds stilted. It is helpful that the museum has provided us with these keys to figuring out what emails are "phishing" emails. Now the museum is actually sending out emails that conform to these criteria to test to see if we were paying attention! If I click on one of them I receive a gentle chiding from the IT group. I am getting pretty good at recognizing the bogus emails.
I always try to put something personally identifying in emails, especially if they are directed toward people that I don't communicate with on a daily basis. Devon > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
