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Greetings from Polar's E-Connections Team
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E-Mail
Scam - "The Nigerian Advance
Fee Scam" Victimizes Internet Users
Although
the "Nigerian Advance Fee Scam" has circulated across
Also known as the "Nigerian 419 Scam," referring to the Nigerian law
for fraud, the scam has propagated for years through regular mail, fax
transmissions, telephone solicitations, and, in recent years, most prolifically
via e-mail.
There are hundreds of variations of the Nigerian Advance Fee Scam; however, the
storyline is similar in each instance. The scam goes something like this: A
person from a third world country, usually claiming to be either a very
important business person or from royal lineage, sends you an e-mail saying
he/she has access to huge amounts of money which is sitting idle from a recent
inheritance, government action, or business deal. For some strange, fateful
reason this person has selected you to assist him/her in getting the funds out
of his/her country. Once you've grabbed the "bait," the scammer asks
you to either provide him/her with a "transaction advance" (which
you'll never see again) or personal bank account information for the purpose of
sending millions of dollars to your account for a temporary holding period. The
individual promises to share the proceeds with you (usually anywhere from
10%-25%) after the transfer of funds occurs. The e-mail message normally
utilizes incorrect grammar and spelling to further the notion that the sender
is indeed from an impoverished, far-off country.
Below is the exact text of an actual Nigerian Advance Fee Scam that has been
recently circulating the Internet:
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"Subject:
PARTNERSHIP |
The above message is an Illegal Scam! If you believe that you have been
victimized by the Nigerian Advance Fee Scam or any other type of Internet
fraudulent scheme, contact your local law enforcement officials and file an
online report with the FBI's
Polar
Broadband Users Get Free Wi-Fi - More News
If you weren't already
aware, Polar Communications has High Speed Wireless Internet at the
Before you go to the Airport:
- Make sure that you have your PPPoE
username and password written down. This is what Polar broadband customers
use for their connection at home or the office. There is a good chance
that your PPPoE username and password will be
the same as your primary email address, but it may not be. If you can't
remember your username and password, feel free to contact Polar at
1-800-284-7222 and we will give it to you.
Instructions
to Connect:
- Laptops that have a wireless network card should
automatically detect the wireless system at GFK. One can tell by double
clicking the Local Area Connection icon on the taskbar of the computer. It
should show a strength meter of the detected wireless signal.
- After the computer recognizes the wireless connection,
open a web browser(Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc..) as you normally would to connect to
the Internet. You will then be sent to a welcome page that has a Polar
logo like the page below.
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There
are four options to choose from on the welcome page:
- Polar Login - this option is free if you have a Polar PPPoE username and password
- Access Code - this is an option for promotional use
only
- Hourly - $3.95 charge per 60 minutes. Follow the
instructions on the web page
- Daily - $7.95 charge per 24 hours. Follow the
instructions on the web page
New LOWER Web Hosting
Fees - From Polar!
Web Host 50
Polar will provide 50 MB disk space for a customer's web page, Domain Name
Services (DNS) and five (5) E-mail accounts. This does not include the Internet
service or personal E-mail accounts. There is a one-time set-up charge of $35
and a monthly fee of $9.95.
Web Host 100
Polar will provide 100 MB disk space for a customer's web page, Domain Name
Services (DNS) and ten (10) E-mail accounts. This does not include the Internet
service or personal E-mail accounts. There is a one-time set-up charge of $35
and a monthly fee of $19.95. With the Web Host 100 plan, you can also lease
additional web space of 50 MB for $5.00 per month.
Please E-mail us at webmaster@polarcomm.com or call us
at 284-7221 (800-284-7222) for more information regarding web hosting.
Ask
The Help Desk - What Is
A "Read Receipt" Message?
Question: I recently opened an e-mail
message from a friend and got a strange pop-up message that said something
like, "The Message sender has requested a response to indicate that you
have read the message. Would you like to send a receipt?" What does this
mean? (I use Outlook Express on a Windows machine.)
Answer: The message you described means that the person who sent
you the e-mail is requesting an acknowledgement that you opened and read it.
It's called a "Read Receipt" message. Most e-mail programs allow you
to ask for Read Receipts when sending e-mail messages. Many also allow you to
acknowledge Read Receipts when receiving these messages. E-mail software
programs do not automatically send Read Receipt requests to e-mail recipients
unless the sender first changes the settings on his/her e-mail software
program. (See the tutorial section below.) The recipient can then authorize a
reply message (receipt) to go back to the sender by clicking "OK" on
the pop-up message or he/she can click "Cancel" which does not allow
a receipt message to be sent back to its origin.
Great
Sites To Check Out This Month
Understanding Internet
Buzzwords
http://buzzwhack.com - The world of Internet "geek-talk" is filled
with buzzwords and acronyms. How can you help but look bewildered when someone
is referring to "link farms," "beggarware,"
"stickiness," and "crittercams?"
Well, bewilder no more! Buzzwack.com is dedicated to de-mystifying important words
or phrases used primarily to impress people. The site includes definitions of
hundreds of alphabetized buzzwords used in the realm of technology and
business. Oh, and don't forget to "munge"
next time you make a posting on an online newsgroup!
Having Fun With Minerals And Gemstones
http://minerals.net - In case you've always wondered, the chemical
composition of Crocoite is lead chromate. The color
purple is caused by iron or manganese impurities. If this is the kind of
information that gives you an adrenaline boost, then you'll really enjoy this
educational guide to color, streak, hardness, crystal group, elemental
classification, and, of course, the ever-popular "Dana classification."
Actually, "Dana classification" may be a good submission candidate to
the buzzwhack.com site listed above.
The National Arbor Day Observance Is In April
http://arborday.org - Although each state celebrates Arbor Day at different
times of the year, the official national observance date for this holiday is on
the last Friday in April. Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton in
Play Rock Paper Scissors Online
http://playrps.com - How do you decide whose turn it is to take out the
garbage or clean the kitty litter box? By playing Rock Paper Scissors, of
course! You've played it with your friends and with your spouse. Now you can
play the game online against the likes of "eTerminator,"
"eVentura," "eGladiator,"
and "eZorro." Win the best of seven series
and you move on to compete against the next character.
Test Your Major League Baseball Trivia Skills
http://baseball-almanac.com/
- Who holds the record for the most
grand slam home runs in a career? Who has pitched the most complete games
during his career? Who is the career leader in successfully stealing home? Who
was the first player to earn $100,000 in salary for a single season? The major
league baseball season has finally arrived and there's no better time to brush
up on your baseball trivia. This site is filled with over 110,000 pages of
baseball facts. That should keep you busy between innings! Answers to the above
questions: Lou Gehrig (23), Cy
Young (749), Ty Cobb (54), Hank Greenberg (
Short
Tutorial - Sending
"Read Receipt" Requests When Sending E-mail Messages
Most e-mail programs allow
you to ask for Read Receipts when sending e-mail messages. However, two popular
Macintosh programs, Mail.app by Apple and Microsoft's
Entourage, make no provision for sending or responding to Read Receipt
requests. For information on popular e-mail software programs that do have Read
Receipt capabilities, see the details below.
Outlook Express for Windows
Outlook Express for Windows can both request Read Receipts and respond to them.
To set-up Outlook Express to request Read Receipts, follow the steps below.
- Open Outlook Express. Place your cursor arrow over the
word "Tools" on your Outlook Express menu bar and select
"Options" from the resulting drop-down menu by clicking on it.
- When the "Options" window opens, click on the
"Receipts" tab.
- The first option list is "Requesting Read
Receipts." Click on the check box next to "Request a read
receipt for all sent messages" and then click "OK" to close
the window.
Eudora
6.2 For Windows and Macintosh
Eudora 6.2 does not have a setting which allows you to request a Read Receipt
every time a message is sent. The user must request these on a per e-mail
basis. Eudora 6.2 does allow you to respond to receipt requests. To request
Read Receipts in Eudora 6.2, follow the steps below.
- Open Eudora 6.2 and then create a new e-mail message.
- The message will have its own small tool bar with icons
across the top. In the Windows version, if you pause over the buttons,
they will tell you their functions. When you find the one labeled
"Read Receipt," click on it. On the Macintosh version, the
button is plainly labeled "RR."
- Send the message.
Mozilla's Thunderbird For Windows and Macintosh
Mozilla's Thunderbird is a close cousin to the
popular Firefox Web browser. Thunderbird allows you
to request Read Receipts; however, a known bug prevents anyone from responding
to one. To request Read Receipts for an e-mail account when using Thunderbird,
follow the steps below.
- Open Thuderbird. Place your
cursor arrow over the word "Tools" on your Thunderbird menu bar
and select "Account Settings" from the resulting drop-down menu
by clicking on it.
- When the "Account Settings" window opens,
look in the pane on the left for the name of the account from which you
want to request receipts. Click on the plus sign next to the name to
expand its settings list if necessary.
- Click on "Return Receipts" and then click on
the "Customize return receipts for this account" radio button.
- Click on the check box next to "When sending
messages, always request a return receipt" and then click
"OK" to close the window.
Netscape
7.2 For Windows and Macintosh
Netscape 7.2's mail feature for both Windows and Macintosh is another Mozilla-based browser/e-mail client which supports Read
Receipts. Its interface is similar to Thunderbird's but it allows you to also
acknowledge a Return Receipt request. To set-up Netscape 7.2 to request Read
Receipts, follow the steps below.
- Open Netscape 7.2. Click on the word "Window"
in the Netscape menu and select "Mail & Newsgroups" from the
drop-down list.
- Place your cursor arrow over the word "Edit"
on your Netscape mail menu bar and select "Account Settings"
from the resulting drop-down menu by clicking on it.
- When the "Mail & Newsgroups Account
Settings" window opens, look in the pane on the left for the name of
the account from which you want to request receipts. Double click on the
name to expand its settings list if necessary.
- Click on "Return Receipts" and then click on
the "Customize return receipts for this account" radio button.
- Click on the check box next to "When sending
messages, always request a return receipt" and then click
"OK" to close the window.
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Thanks for your business!
Best regards,
The E-Connections
Team
Polar E-Connections
Polar Communications
800-284-7222
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