If you want to become a high-tech millionaire, sometimes all you have to do is check your email.
Let me explain. In four days, I received two emails purporting to help me with e-commerce issues.
Good thing I didn't open them. Each one was a "phishing expedition."
That's the term we use when you get an email that looks legit but actually is an attempt to steal your financial data or launch an attack on your computer.
The reason why I am telling you this now is that odds are pretty good you will receive at least one yourself. And during the frenzy that is Christmas shopping, you may get careless – and hacked.
So, at the very least, today's chat may save you hundreds, maybe even thousands of dollars.
It also will help keep your key financial data secure from cyber thieves who have used bogus emails to do at least $12.5 billion in financial damages.