American Greetings Offers Simple Reminders on How to Stay Protected This Mother's Day

Celebrating Mom through online greetings is a popular trend. In fact, Mother's Day ranks among the top five holidays in terms of e-cards sent from the American Greetings family of Web sites. To be sure that you avoid any potentially harmful e-mails, Dan Miller, vice president of Product Management at AG Interactive, a division of American Greetings Corporation, offers the following suggestions:

    -- Be cautious: If you have any suspicion that the e-card you have
       received is fraudulent, do not open the e-mail, and do not click on any
       links within the body of the message if you do. Legitimate e-mails will
       always give you the option to pick up the e-card by typing in the
       address of the Web site, rather than clicking on the link.
    -- Make sure you recognize the sender's name: The name of the sender
       should always be visible in the subject line of the e-mail, or within
       the e-mail itself. If you do not recognize the sender's name or the
       sender's name is not visible, proceed with caution.
    -- Be sure to look for the Web site: The Web site should be identifiable
       in one or more of the following areas: the "from" field, the subject
       line or the body of the e-mail itself. If no site is listed, or you do
       not recognize the site, proceed with caution.
    -- Do not follow any links with a simple IP address: Sometimes the IP
       address is hidden beneath the link and can only be seen by positioning
       your cursor over the link or right clicking on the link to view
       properties. The link should start with the domain of the Web site (i.e.
       http://www.americangreetings.com ) and not a series of numbers commonly
       referred to as an IP address.

For additional information, visit the AmericanGreetings.com E-mail Protection Resource Center.

About AG Interactive

AG Interactive (AGI), a subsidiary of American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM), is a global leader in licensing and creating original self and social expression products for online, instant messaging and mobile platforms. To create its premier content, the company leverages one of the world's largest creative studios and digital library of award-winning expressive content as well as an extensive international distribution capability. AGI attracts more than 40 million unique visitors per month in 18 countries to its popular websites AmericanGreetings.com , BlueMountain.com , Egreetings.com , PhotoWorks.com and Webshots.com , as well as through Instant Messaging or online partnerships with AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!. The company has one of the largest online subscription services with over 3.7 million paying subscribers. For more information, visit http://www.aginteractive.com .

About American Greetings Corporation

American Greetings Corporation (NYSE: AM) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of social expression products. Along with greeting cards, its product lines include gift wrap, party goods, stationery, calendars, ornaments and electronic greetings. Located inCleveland, Ohio, American Greetings generates annual revenue of approximately $1.8 billion. For more information on the Company, visit http://corporate.americangreetings.com .

SOURCE AG Interactive

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