davidkim•17d agoProlific Poster

Finally got my mom to stop clicking every email link by setting up a simple rule on her phone

I told her for a year to be careful, but after a fake invoice almost got her, I configured a filter in her email app to flag anything with 'invoice' from unknown senders. Anyone have a better way to handle this for someone who isn't tech-savvy?

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ben_lewis17d ago

Used to think training was enough, but filters are the real fix.

logan_mitchell17d ago

Yeah, I get where you're coming from, @ben_lewis. I learned that the hard way too. Training helps, but it doesn't catch everything that slips through. Adding a solid filter system stopped like 90% of the junk before it even became a problem for me. It just saves so much time and hassle in the long run. You really need both parts working together to make things run smooth.

zarat3817d ago

Filters are a good start, but you can also set up a second approval step for flagged emails (like sending them to you first). That way, nothing risky even lands in their inbox to begin with. It's a bit more work to set up, but it stops the problem completely.