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<FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Yes! <BR>
A lot of research went into this post and I appreciate that.<BR>
thank you, Shelley,<BR>
Ellen List<BR>
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On 4/16/09 9:53 AM, "William James" <wtjames@mac.com> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Thank you Shelley! Just the kind of thing this list does very well.<BR>
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On Apr 16, 2009, at 8:43 AM, Shelley Lipton wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'><B>I have recently received two Hallmark E-Cards that were suspicious looking. It did not say who sent the card, did not provide any verification numbers to open it on their site instead of opening it from my email, only one link worked (which was to Hallmark's website) but looked like it had many links, the E in E-cards looked pixilated, and when I returned the email to it's sender, it bounced back as unsendable. The email had an attachment which I DID NOT OPEN and neither should any one else if you ever get something similar. <BR>
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<B>How to tell if a Hallmark E-Card notification is real: <BR>
</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><OL><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Hallmark e-card e-mails do not include any attachments. To be safe, if you receive an e-card notification with an attachment delete it immediately then empty your "trash" or "deleted e-mails" from your email client.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>A legitimate Hallmark e-mail notification will come from the sender’s e-mail address, not Hallmark.com.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>The sender's first name and last name will appear in the subject line. If you do not recognize the name of the person sending the E-Card, do not click on any links in the e-mail. Delete the e-mail.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>The notification will include a link to the E-Card on Hallmark.com as well as a URL that can be pasted into a browser.
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>The URL will begin with <a href="http://hallmark.com/">http://hallmark.com/</a> followed by characters that identify the individual E-Card.
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Hallmark E-Cards are not downloaded and they are not .exe files.
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>In addition, Hallmark.com will never require an E-Card recipient to enter a user name or password nor any other personal information to retrieve an E-Card.<BR>
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<B>E-mail Safety Tips<BR>
</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Don't open e-mails you know are spam. A code embedded in spam advertises that you opened the e-mail and confirms your address is valid, which in turn can generate more spam.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Don't open e-mails from unknown senders.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Don't open attachments in e-mails unless you are expecting to receive one. If you receive an attachment that you are not expecting, even if it’s from someone you know, first read the e-mail and make sure the attachment is legitimate. If you're still not sure, call or e-mail the sender to confirm, but do not reply to the original e-mail.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13.0px'>Don't click on links in e-mails that appear to be from financial companies (PayPal, banks, credit card companies, etc.) that direct you to verify or confirm account details. Instead, call the company if you are concerned about your account.<BR>
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