Yearly Archives: 2011

American Airlines Email Scam

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Mike

As the year is about to end, I received two emails saying that they were from American Airlines and I should printout the enclosed ticket. As I have no travel plans, it seemed obvious that these were scam emails. The … Continue reading →

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A Timing Change

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Mike

Due to some unforeseeable schedule changes as well as some other problems, I find I am unable to meet my original plan of one post a week. For the foreseeable future, I will add a new post when I am … Continue reading →

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Scam Alerts on consumeraffairs.com

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Mike

Scam Alerts on consumeraffairs.com Today I want to tell you about a web site I ran across recently. ConsumerAffairs.com state that they are a consumer news and advocacy site. They have lots of interesting information and sections, but I am … Continue reading →

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Paypal & ACH Scams

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Mike

This week brought a couple of scams, neither of which are new. The first was supposedly from Paypal and had the message of “Your account has been limited until we hear from you” .  Here is a screen shot of … Continue reading →

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Online Learning

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Mike

Would you like to update your skills or learn something new? Online learning allows you to do just that, often in a less structured environment than a traditional school environment. Many times, this online learning allows you to learn when … Continue reading →

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Malicious Emails

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Mike

Originally, I had planned on adding approximately one article a week. However, already this week I have received several emails trying to get personal information from me or wanting to do harm to my computer, so I wanted to post … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Mike

Welcome to the M D Computer Works Blog.   After several tries and other problems, I believe that we are ready to get started.   M D Computer Works has been in business for several years helping people with their … Continue reading →

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