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Warning! - Stay Alert For
Cashier's Check Scams On Web Purchases
Fake
cashier's checks have been used for years by crooks posing as Internet buyers,
and new variations of this scam are also stealing money from unsuspecting victims.
If you sell items online or receive any online requests involving cashier's
checks, pay close attention to this warning.
Here's how a typical cashier's check scam works: You are selling a valuable
item over the Internet such as a car or computer. You receive an e-mail offer
through a relay service with the buyer promising to pay by cashier's check. An
authentic-looking check arrives, but it is made out for several thousand
dollars more than the agreed upon price and the buyer asks you to wire the
difference back. Your bank accepts the check and credits your account for the
money so you wire the extra money back to the seller. But later, the cashier's
check turns out to be counterfeit so you're out both the sold item and the
extra money you sent to the buyer.
Another variation of this scam involves people who become friends through
online chat rooms and e-mail. For example, a man may chat with a woman for a
couple of months (to gain her trust) and then tell her he'd like to move to the
country where she resides. He asks her to get him an apartment, sends a
cashier's check for thousands of dollars, and tells her to wire him back the
overpayment. The check, of course, is counterfeit and any money she wires to
him is lost. People have also been scammed by fake cashier's checks sent to pay
for work done at home, or as an "advance" on a sweepstakes they've
supposedly won.
We remind you to be extremely skeptical of a cashier's check from an unfamiliar
source. It may look so authentic that your bank cannot determine if it's fake
until several days or even weeks later. Under federal law, banks have to make
the funds you deposit available quickly — usually within one to five
days, depending on the type of check. But just because you can withdraw the
money doesn't mean the check is good — even if it's a cashier's check. It
can take weeks for the forgery to be discovered and the check to bounce.
Securing Wireless Routers - Is your home/business wireless router secure?
It is estimated that 60 to 70 percent of homes and small business have wireless networks that are left unsecured. An unsecured wireless network, while the neighborhood may enjoy it, may create unforeseen problems for the person who owns it.
Many people enjoy the convenience of a wireless network. It allows you to move around your home, sit out on the patio and surf the net, or have all your computers connected to the internet at once, without having to string cables to all the rooms in your home. Did you know that if your wireless network is not set up securely, anyone in your neighborhood might be able to piggyback off of your service?
You may be thinking to yourself, "why would I care if someone is using my Internet service?" Have you ever noticed that your connection seems so slow? That additional traffic, on your wireless router, can choke down your service to speeds as slow as dial up. Allowing outsiders to have access to your wireless router not only gives them access to your internet but also to the files stored on your computers, release malicious viruses and worms, or use the computer to launch identify theft or upload/download child pornography.
The average wireless network has a range of about 200 feet that can penetrate through wall, floors, and ceilings. This makes your living space, your neighbor's homes, and the street all potential places for people to piggyback off of your system. Heck who knows, maybe someone driving by may stop and use your connection! To avoid these potentially dangerous situations please take some time to check and make sure your wireless network is secure. If you purchased and had your router installed by Evertek, please call into tech support and have them walk you through a few instructions. If you do not have a router from Evertek, please call your router manufacturer's technical support and have them walk you through this very important task.
Big Savings - Purchase internet equipment
Purchase your existing equipment and save big! That's right; Evertek is now offering options to purchase your existing equipment and save on your monthly bill. After you have purchased your equipment you would no longer pay your monthly lease fee. Don't feel comfortable owning your equipment? No Problem! Evertek will continue to lease the equipment. The choice is yours and the option is always open. Please contact the Evertek office for your equipment price and monthly savings. Some restrictions may apply. Not available to all customers.
Thank You - for visiting our booth at the Clay County Fair
Thank you to all who stopped by our booth at the 2006 Clay County Fair! We enjoyed getting to talk with you in person. This year’s fair booth displayed our Internet, Cable TV, Satellite, and New Cellular products. If you did not get a chance to stop by and visit with us at the fair, please feel free to give us a call. This year’s winners of the 1 Free Month Service were:
Cynthia & Dennis Vandehoef from Harris - 1 Free Month of Basic Cable TV.
and
Lorraine Frank of Cherokee - 1 Free Month of Internet Service.
Congratulations to this years Winners!
Evertek Stock - Shares now available
Are you interest in owning stock in Evertek, Inc.? There are now shares available for sale. Please contact the Evertek office for more information at 712-834-2255.
Speed Packages - new speed packages now available
You've asked for it and now it's here! Evertek now has new speed packages available for you to choose from. Each package will still include the same great features: Postini, 7 Email accounts, 10Mb of personal webpage space, and a monthly newsletter. The new packages will be available September 1st, 2006. Please check your Evertek billing for more information on the packages available to you. Some restrictions may apply. Not valid in all areas.
Ask
The Help Desk - Can You View More Than One Browser Window
At A Time?
Question: Is it possible to view more
than one window from my browser at the same time? If so, how do you do it?
Answer: Yes. Two or more
browser windows open on your desk top at the same time can be helpful when you
want to view a new web page without leaving behind the current one you are
viewing. It can be especially beneficial when comparing information on two or
more web pages, such as when you want to do comparison shopping on multiple
e-commerce websites during this holiday season.
To open an additional browser window in Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the
File menu, select "New," and then click "Window." As a
shortcut, you can press the Control (ctrl) key on your keyboard as well as the
letter "N" (ctrl+N).
With Mozilla's Firefox Web browser, you can choose to either open a new browser
window or a new tab -- the latter provides a convenient way to access multiple
web pages within a single browser window.
To open a new window in Firefox, go to the File menu and select "New
Window." As in Internet Explorer, the shortcut is CTRL+N. To open a new
tab, select "New Tab" from the File menu or use the CTRL+T shortcut.
To open an additional browser window when using Macintosh’s Safari,
select "New Window" from the File menu. The shortcut is to press the
"Command" key (the key with the apple symbol on it) along with the
letter "N" (command+N).
Great
Sites To Check Out This Month
Essential
http://www.tsa.gov/index.shtm -
To check or not to check? We suggest you check out the site of the
Transportation Security Administration before you pack for your next plane trip.
Posted here is the most current and detailed information on airport screening
procedures and baggage contents restrictions. Take a few minutes to review the
rules and you can spare yourself some annoying surprises at the terminal.
Carve Out Time For Pumpkins
http://pumpkincarving101.com -
After you go to the pumpkin patch, make this "cutting edge" site your
next stop. It explains absolutely everything you need to know about pumpkin
carving to get ready for Halloween night. Learn how to select the right
pumpkin, which tools to use, and how to create masterpiece Jack O' Lanterns
with the help of stencils. You'll even get tips on extending the lifespan of
your creations and photographing them successfully.
Discover Geocaching
http://geocaching.com -
Searching for a new hobby? Explore Geocaching — the adventure game for
GPS users which began in 2000. Participants hunt for caches (boxes with a
logbook and little treasures) that have been placed all over the world in both
remote locations and cities. Location coordinates are posted online but the
challenge is actually getting there and finding the cache. When you do, you
take an item from the box and leave one of your own. This official site
provides all the directions you'll need to get started.
Poor Pluto Gets Demoted
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Pluto -
On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally
downgraded Pluto from an official planet to a dwarf planet. Feeling a little
sorry for little Pluto? Find out more at this NASA site, including details on
the New Horizons mission that will reach Pluto in July 2015 - the first visit
of its kind. Scientists hope the long journey will finally answer questions
about the mysterious dwarf planet's surface properties, geology, and
atmosphere.
For Fans of College Football
http://fanblogs.com - Forbes.com
calls this "…the best blog dedicated to a single sport." If
you're crazy about college football, you'll want to read the comments posted by
other fans (and maybe add a few of your own). Join the heated discussions,
participate in polls, and sign up for RSS feeds about your favorite college
team. It's a site sure to score big with football fans this fall.
Short
Tutorial - Adjust Frequency Of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups
Most
e-mail software programs are set as a default to check for incoming e-mail
messages every ten minutes. If a message has been received, an e-mail sound alert
notifies the computer user that a message is available for him/her to read. If
these alert notices are too frequent for your liking, the settings can easily
be adjusted. Follow the steps below to change the frequency that your e-mail
software checks for and advises you of new e-mail messages.
Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail Pick-ups
in Outlook Express When Using Windows XP:
- With Outlook Express open, click your cursor
arrow on "Tools" located on the menu bar and select
"Options" from the drop-down menu.
- When the "Options" window appears,
click on the "General" tab.
- Under "Send/Receive Messages," look
for the check boxes next to "Play sound when new messages
arrive" and "Check for new messages every (# of minutes)
minute(s)." If you want to turn off the alert sound, uncheck its
check box. If you want to change the frequency of mail pick-ups, either
uncheck its check box or change the number of minutes between pick-ups to
a more suitable number.
- Click on the "Apply" button and click
"OK" to close the window.
Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail
Pick-ups in Outlook When Using Windows XP:
- With Outlook open, click your cursor arrow on
"Tools" located on the menu bar. Drop down to
"Send/Receive" from the drop-down menu and then
"Send/Receive Settings" from the resulting submenu. Then choose
"Define Send/Receive Groups" from the next submenu. Or, if that
sounds too complicated, press on the "Ctrl" + "Alt" +
"S" keys.
- When the "Send/Receive Groups" window
appears, select the groups you want to modify in the "Group
Name" field or just select "All Accounts" to make your
changes global.
- Look for settings for the group "All
Accounts" or the name of the group you selected and then look for the
check box next to "Schedule an automatic send/receive every (# of minutes)
minutes." Change the time in the field to whatever amount of time
seems reasonable.
- Click on the "Close" button to close
the "Send/Receive Groups" window.
Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail
Pick-ups in Thunderbird 1.0.7 When Using Windows XP and Thunderbird 1.5 on Mac
OS X:
- With Thunderbird open, click your cursor arrow
on "Tools" located on the menu bar and drop down to
"Account Settings" from the resulting drop-down menu.
- When the "Account Settings" window
opens, click on your account name in the pane on the left side and, if it
has a small "+" (plus sign) next to it, expand it by clicking on
it.
- Click on "Server Settings."
- Under "Server Settings," look for
"Check for new messages every (# of minutes) minutes." Adjust
the number of minutes in the field to whatever amount of time seems
reasonable.
- Click "OK."
Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail
Pick-ups in Netscape 7.2 When Using Windows XP and Mac OS X:
- With Netscape Mail open, click your cursor arrow
on "Edit" located on the menu bar and drop down to "Mail
& Newsgroups Account Settings" from the resulting drop-down menu.
- When the "Account Settings" window
opens, click on your account name in the pane on the left side. If the
arrow next to the account name is pointing to the right, click on it so
that it points down and expands to show the server settings.
- Click on "Server Settings."
- Under "Server Settings," look for
"Check for new messages every (# of minutes) minutes." Adjust
the number of minutes in the field to whatever amount of time seems
reasonable.
- Click "OK."
Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail
Pick-ups in Mail.app 2.0 When Using Macintosh OS X:
- With Mail.app open, click your cursor arrow on "Mail"
located on the menu bar and select "Preferences" from the
drop-down menu.
- Click on the "General" button on the
button bar at the top of the window.
- Find the item labeled "Check for new
mail:" and set the interval by clicking on the menu to the right.
- Click the red dot in the upper left hand corner
of the window to close it.
Adjust Frequency of Incoming E-mail
Pick-ups in Entourage 2004 When Using Macintosh OS X:
- With Entourage open, click your cursor arrow on
"Tools" located on the menu bar and select "Schedules"
from the drop-down menu.
- Find the schedule named "Send and Receive
all" and double click on it.
- When the "Edit Schedule" window opens,
click on the button under the heading "When" and select the time
interval that seems best to you.
- Click "OK" to close the window.
We
hope you found this newsletter to be informative. It's our way of keeping you
posted on the happenings here.
Thanks for your business!
Best regards,
Chris Dodd
Marketing & Sales Manager
Evertek.net
Evertek Inc
216 N
712-834-2255
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