Lifestyles Report…Beware of emails

I watched an episode of Dr. Phil where this lady gave all of her retirement money to some man she met on line, it was crazy and really sad.
It is very important to have a good firewall on your laptop; some viruses can cripple your laptop. Run scans often and don’t use a lot of public Wi-Fi. Watching a couple episodes of American Greed will cure you of using your laptop in public. Someone can walk by and hack right in or truth be told the same thing can happen when someone drives by your home or apartment if they have the right equipment. Be careful and beware.
If you do online banking or use a debit card, check your accounts often to make sure no one has used your account fraudulently. If this does happen call your bank or credit union right away, so they can refund your money. Be mindful that there are time frames that have to be adhered to. Finally, when you are sending me emails requesting coverage for your events, please send the emails after you have confirmed that your event will happen. When you know the who, what, when, where and why let me know. Please do not send me a Facebook invite; I need an email with “request for coverage” in the subject line. The “request for coverage” verbiage stands out and I can do a search on that sentence. Sometimes I am sifting through a minimum of 700 emails.
The year is almost half over and I’m ready to book more events. I hope to hear from you soon.
When things happen in the Black community The New Pittsburgh Courier likes to be there.
(Email the columnist at debbienorrell@aol.com)