Discovering My Roots

8 June 2009
In the past few weeks, I have received dozens of messages many different people claiming that they “sent you photos on Tagged” or that they “sent you a private message on Tagged.” Then these e-mail messages ask, “Want to see the photos?” or “Want to read the message?” or “Is John your friend?” [...]

13 May 2009
At our last Toronto Ukrainian Genealogy Group (TUGG) meeting an issue was raised about genealogy and identity theft. For most identity thieves, the easiest way to steal your identity numbers is either physically obtaining your credit card information and working from that point or to get you to supply sensitive identification information through what [...]

12 December 2008 - More on 2009 Tour
The following message is from the The American Federal Trade Commission
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Messages telling you to install and update security software for your computer seem to be everywhere. So you might be tempted by an offer of a “free security scan,” especially when faced with a pop-up, an email, or [...]

12 December 2008 - More on 2009 Tour

This article has nothing to do with genealogy. However, it contains information that I believe every Internet user should know.
A newsletter reader sent an e-mail message to me today with a statement that caught my eye:
“There was a problem with Paypal. They advised that someone had tried to [...]

19 October 2008
This stuff should be outlawed. A certain web site lies to you in an attempt to sell you some worthless anti-virus software.
I recently visited a new web site I had not seen before. A pop-up window appeared and warned that my computer system might be infected with a virus. It asked [...]