Do you get "unidentified" or 8** phone calls. Here is what to do.

If you get 800, 866 or any 8** calls, and the number is captured by your phone on a caller list, then you can go to http://800notes.com/ to investigate who is calling.  Enter the number and you will see what the experience of others is.

I've used this many times and find indispensable in protecting my privacy.  Check for yourself.  

Another email scam: This one looks like it is from Google, but don't click! Argentina here we come!

The email looks like this

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Google myles.kleper@ge.com via yahoo.com	12/13/14
to

Why is this message in Spam? It contains content that's typically used in spam messages.  Learn more

Gmail December 13, 2014 Support Service Reporting: View deferred messages . Sincerely, The Google team You can also unsubscribe from these emails  or change your notification settings . Need help ? If you received this message in error, click not my account .

You received this mandatory email service announcement to update you about important changes to your Google product or account. © 2014 Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

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So, the email looks like it is from Google, but note the From address:  ge.com.  That is weird.  So I did an email trace using a special tool.  Here is the actual origination of the email:

IP Address:  190.228.129.31
Hostname:  smtp31.allytech.com
IP Address Country:  Argentina  
IP Continent:  South America 
IP Address City Location:  Federal 
IP Address Region:  Entre Rios
IP Address Latitude:  -30.9546, 
IP Address Longtitude:  -58.7833
Organization:  Allytech S.A.
ISP:  Telecom Argentina S.A.

Interesting.  So, as usual, don't click on these kind of messages.  

Wow: A Nifty Fed Ex Scam- from Russia, Turkey, who knows

Below is the email I got.  The Get Shipment Label goes to just about any bot server.  The giveaway is the opfavorit.ru.   That is in Russia folks.  Another one was to Turkey.  I've had about a dozen this week.  Don't touch it!

Shipment status ID#00923339

Inbox

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FedEx International Economy support@opfavorit.ru via yahoo.com	12/17/14
to dgleet

	FedEx
	Dear Customer, Your parcel has arrived at December 12. Courier was unable to deliver the parcel to you. To receive your parcel, print this label and go to the nearest office.
		Get Shipment Label