ATTN: CUSTOMERS within the 815 area code - MANDATORY 11 Digit dialing begins Feb 17th!
E-mail Scam - Bogus Coca-Cola sweepstakes promises car and cash
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To accommodate the increasing demand for telephone numbers within the 815 area code, a new area code (779) has been created for this area. The new code will not replace 815, but will be an additional code serving the same area. As a result of the new area code, a new dialing procedure will be necessary starting February 17th.
On February 17, the new dialing procedure will require callers to dial 11 digits (1 + area code + phone number) when placing a call within the 815/779 area code boundary. The price of these calls, coverage area, or other rates and services are not affected by the new area code. For more information on the 779 Area Code overlay, please visit http://www.icc.illinois.gov/home.aspx.
If you have specific questions related to the overlay, please do not hesitate to call us at 1-800-223-1851 (residential) or 1-800-371-6712 (business).
779 Area Code Overlay – Residential Customer Information
http://gallatinriver.com/new_area_code_residential.pdf
779 Area Code Overlay – Business Customer Information
http://gallatinriver.com/new_area_code_business.pdf
Question about your account or bill? Call 800-223-1851 Monday thru Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Or stop by one of our lobbies Monday thru Friday 12:00 Noon to 5:00 pm.
It may look like an e-mail from Coca-Cola but it's definitely not "The Real Thing." There's an e-mail in circulation, allegedly from a Hong Kong-based Coca-Cola sales and marketing manager, that promotes a sweepstakes to win a Mercedes-Benz ML Jeep convertible and $800,000 cash. The problem? There is no such sweepstakes and there is no such car as a Mercedes-Benz ML Jeep convertible. It's a phishing expedition, using the trusted Coca-Cola brand as bait, designed to obtain personal and financial information from victims.
It used to be that such hoaxes only hijacked the names of banking institutions or services like PayPal and eBay. But now non-financial consumer brands, such as the soft drink giant, are being used without permission by online scammers. On their website, the Coca-Cola Company states they are "... in no way associated with these e-mails or programs. We are not a sponsor and our name and trademarks are used here without permission."
If you receive an e-mail like the one described above, you have a couple of options. You can do nothing and simply delete the message. (Do not reply to it or unsubscribe.) Or you can report the suspicious e-mail to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at http://www.ftc.gov.
As always, you need to be aware of the telltale signs of phishing. According to http://www.phishtank.com/, a collaborative clearinghouse for data and information about phishing on the Internet, look for the following signs:
- Generic greeting that doesn't use your name
- Link to a website that doesn't start with "https" (The "s" stands for secure.)
- Request for personal information like account numbers
- Sense of urgency that pressures you to act quickly
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Question: Why do I sometimes receive e-mail messages that contain an empty box with a red "X" within the message pane rather than a picture? My friends are having the same problem.
Answer: Graphics and photos contained within an e-mail message are often not "stored" within the e-mail message itself but rather on a remote Web server (computer). If the message you receive is in an HTML format (supposed to have graphics or photos as part of the message) and a little box with a red "X" shows up instead of the image, there may be a broken connection somewhere between the image link within the e-mail message and the remote Web server where the image is actually stored.
What causes a broken connection? There could be a number of reasons including:
- A typo by the person who keyed in the Web address of the image's server. When this occurs, the request for the image goes to a server location where no image exists. It is similar to looking for a home at 1500 Peach Street when the correct address is 1500 Peach Avenue.
- Something on the Web server changed before you downloaded the e-mail. The graphic was eliminated, its name changed, or it was stored in a different folder, which changed its path.
- A power outage occurred somewhere between your computer and the location of the image's Web server.
- You've downloaded your e-mail and then closed your Internet connection to review your messages. If images within any of your incoming e-mail messages are stored at a remote server location, your computer will not be able to access them since you are no longer connected to the Internet.
- Newer versions of Microsoft e-mail client software (i.e. Outlook Express, Outlook, and Entourage) block graphics from appearing automatically in HTML e-mail messages and, of course, the red boxes show up in their place. (Click on "Download Pictures" at the top of the e-mail and the pictures will appear.) Note: Different e-mail clients and Web browsers use different symbols for a broken graphic link.
What's Your Health Risk? http://www.yourdiseaserisk.harvard.edu - One way to take better care of your health in 2007 is to educate yourself about your disease risks. This site, developed over the past ten years by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, can help you discover your risk of developing five important diseases - cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and stroke. Simply answer questions about your health, background, and lifestyle with easy-to-use interactive tools and get personalized tips for preventing disease. Knowledge is power and Your Disease Risk gives you the knowledge you need to make smarter, healthier choices.
Track The Travels Of $10s And $20s http://WheresGeorge.com - Ever wondered where your paper money goes after it leaves your wallet at the checkout counter? Well a guy by the name of Hank Eskin was so curious that he started a website in 1998 called http://WheresGeorge.com so he and others could track the travels of U.S. currency. All you need to do is enter the denomination, series, and serial number of any U.S. dollar bill, as well as your current zip code. The site will then follow the movement of that bill, giving you the average speed in miles per day and the actual travel time between exchanges of the currency.
Stargazing http://seeing-stars.com/Awards/ - Hollywood's numerous awards ceremonies are in full swing with the Grammy Awards and Academy Awards in February and the excitement continuing until the Emmy's in June. If you've always dreamed of seeing your favorite stars in person, http://seeing-stars.com is your insider's guide to making it happen. Here you can find out how to catch a glimpse of the stars as they arrive in their limos, sit in the audience of the American Music Awards, or even watch an actor get his star on the Walk of Fame. If you're really star-struck, check out this site's pages on where the stars live, shop, play, and dine, and even where they're buried.
Give It A Try http://justgive.org - If one of your New Year's resolutions is to expand your charitable giving, give this unique site a try. http://justgive.org is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect people with the charities and causes they care about and to increase overall giving. They'll help you find the charities most meaningful to you from more than 1,000,000 nonprofits. You can also buy a charity gift certificate, start a charity wedding registry, track your donations, and get a tax summary at the end of the year.
Super Bowl Legend http://snopes.com/business/bank/superbowl.asp - Legend has it that annual stock market trends are predicted by the winner of the Super Bowl. According to what's known as the "Super Bowl Indicator," a triumphant team from the old American Football League (now the American Football Conference) foreshadows a down market, but a winner from the old NFL (now the National Football Conference) means the bulls are coming. Learn the origins of this famous legend here and take a look at how accurate the "Super Bowl Indicator" has been in the past at predicting Wall Street's ups and downs.
Not sure how to attach files to e-mail messages? Follow the steps below and you'll be a pro in no time!
Adding Attachments Using Outlook Express
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1. With Outlook Express open, create a new e-mail message. Prepare it for sending
by filling in the recipient's address, the subject, and the body of your message.
2. Click your cursor arrow on the "Attach" button in the toolbar. (It looks like a paper clip.) The "Insert Attachment" dialog box will appear. (Alternately, you can click on "Insert" in the menu bar and select "File Attachment" from the drop-down menu to open the "Insert Attachment" dialog box.)
3. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the "Look-in" field and select the directory where the file you want to attach is located.
4. Once the file you want to attach shows up in the main part of the window, click on it to highlight it. (Hold the shift key down while clicking to highlight multiple files.) Then click the "Attach" button.
5. The file you selected to attach should now show up in an "Attach" field below the "Subject" line field. If you want to attach additional files to the same e-mail, begin with Step 1 again. Click on the "Send" button to mail the message with the attachment(s).
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Question about your account or bill? Call 800-223-1851 Monday thru Friday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. Or stop by one of our lobbies Monday thru Friday 12:00 Noon to 5:00 pm.
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