Did you know that... more people trust strangers with their passwords if they believe that the offer is really good.

So, it is important to follow the Golden Rule, " If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't".

Check out every offer, trust no one unless they can give you absolute checkable proof that what they say or offer is 100% correct.

"It is better to be sure than sorry" good advice that should be followed.

If in doubt, ask questions, ask someone else, ask another person that you know is into marketing, don't take risks.

One way that I check out many offers, programs, ideas or anything else that I am not sure of, is by asking! If you belong to a forum, any forum, ask the question of the other forum members, someone, surely with have the answer.

OR, if you belong to a subscriber list of a ezine, ask the Editor, if he or she gives you the wrong advice, you will know not to trust that person again, however it is better to get several opinions.

Never, I say again, Never give out your passwords or any other personal details to ANYONE! trust noone, after all if you loose your money or your good name or anything else that is important to you, it is only YOU that will feel the pain or the LOSS. I know, I made this mistake a long time ago and it hurt me a lot, both finantially and mentally, it took a long time to get back what I had lost, or the equivelent of it.

If you are worried that someone may have found a way to access some of your information, make a list of all your accounts, programs and other items that you have a password for and then proceed to go to each site and completely change these details, and make sure that the new passwords or information is not a bit like the old details.

A friend of mine was worried about a similar event so he told me that he was going to just change a number on all his passwords, I warned him that the "smarties" out there try everything that they think will work.

Passwords are very important in your life, don't take chances at all.

Ensure that you know how to enter all of your sites and know how to change passwords. If in doubt, ask!

On all web sites, bank accounts, and all other places that you may have a password, there is ALWAYS a "contact us" part, if there is not, LEAVE!

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To summerise, do not trust anyone, and I mean anyone with your own personal details, if you have to write them down, put them in a safe place.

I have a record of all my passwords and personal information, I keep this information safe and only my wife knows where to find them. (I do trust my wife)

Just a final point, ask yourself, "What would happen if someone stole all that was important and essential for you?" How would you feel? and how would you recover?

------------------------------------------------------------ Bruce Simpson Editor www.business-opportunities-newsletter.com ------------------------------------------------------------