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...Continued from page 13 Counterfeit Treatments or Equipment.
Be extremely cautious of anyone selling
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention products that claim to test for, prevent, treat,
(CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), a diagnose, or cure COVID-19 Be alert to coun-
doctor or hospital, or other organizations claiming terfeit products such as sanitizing products and
to offer information on the virus or a treatment or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including
cure Beware of warnings such as “You must read N95 respirator masks, goggles, full face shields,
the attachment to stay safe ” Do not click links or protective gowns, and gloves More information
open attachments you do not recognize Fraud- on unapproved or counterfeit PPE can be found
sters can use links in emails to deliver malware on the official CDC website, the U.S. Food and
to your computer and to steal personal informa- Drug Administration website, and the Environmen-
tion or to lock your computer (and your entire tal Protection Agency website If you are look-
system) and demand a ransom payment Be ing for accurate and up-to-date information on
wary of websites and also apps claiming to track COVID-19, the CDC has posted extensive guid-
COVID-19 cases worldwide ance and information that is updated frequently
Here are some reminders about good cy-
Phishing Emails re Stimulus Payments. bersecurity.
Look out for phishing emails asking you to 1 Avoid emails that insist you act now or
verify your personal information in order to receive that suggest you are in immediate danger. Phish-
an economic stimulus check from the govern- ing emails often try to create a sense of urgency
ment Government agencies are not sending or demand immediate action The goal is to get
unsolicited emails seeking your private information you to click on a link and provide personal infor-
in order to send you money Phishing emails may mation — right now With the heightened dan-
also claim to be related to: ger posed by the pandemic, you may be more
1 Charitable contributions, susceptible to a message of urgency Don’t be
2. General financial relief, 2 Check the email address or link. You
3 Airline carrier refunds, can inspect a link by hovering your mouse over
4 Fake cures and vaccines, or the URL to see where it leads An “ ru” on the end,
5 Fake testing kits for example, means the site was created in Russia;
“ br” means Brazil Sometimes, it’s obvious the
web address is not legitimate But
keep in mind phishers can create
links that closely resemble legitimate
addresses
Bobtails to Bulkplants 3 Look for generic greetings.
Phishing emails are unlikely to use
your name Greetings like “Dear sir
or madam” signal an email is not
legitimate But sometimes the cyber-
criminal does have your name
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errors, it’s likely a sign you’ve re-
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advertising a great deal on masks or

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