Beware of emails which appear to come from friends, but aren't what you'd expect to receive from them. In this special edition of Scam Scam, a retired defense attorney shares the red flags he recognized when a board member from an organization he's a member of asked for gift cards for what seemed to be a 'good cause.' Then, the County of Santa Barbara's restitution specialist, Dayton Aldrich, shares great tips which include:
changing your password, having a computer specialist check for malware or ransomware, using a VPN server, and changing your social media settings to make them as private as possible. He also recommends using passphrases rather than passwords, and to have a different password for every single site. If this seems overwhelming, there are password apps that can do it for you, such as Lastpass. Dayton also reccommended the useful site, haveIbeenpwned.com, where you can put in your email address or password and be shown where your accounts may have exposed and/or breached.
