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?

4 comments

4 Comments

ben_lewis2mo ago

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

logan_mitchell2mo 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.

zarat382mo 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.

gavin2281mo ago

You mentioned filters catching 90 percent, but the other 10 percent is still getting through and that's where the real damage happens. What about setting up a separate email address just for shopping and signups, then moving anything important like banks to the main one? That way even if she clicks something stupid on the junk account, her sensitive stuff stays in the clean inbox.