Scam alerts Archives - Rick's Daily Tips

Scam alert: Don’t buy a ‘cookie cutter’ Amazon affiliate website

Posted on August 18, 2019

If you’ve been using the Internet for a while you’re probably aware of the fantastic Amazon Associates affiliate program that allows bloggers to earn money by helping folks find great deals on items at the Amazon website.

In my opinion, there is no better affiliate program in the world because Amazon makes it easy to earn commissions on great products that most buyers end up loving in the end.

That’s why I participate in the program myself.

Unfortunately, any time a company comes up with a great idea for helping people do better in life, there are always scammers waiting in the wings to take advantage of people who just want to make an honest living. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous “Your Apple ID Has Been Disabled” scam

Posted on August 14, 2019

A new scam that’s targeting Apple customers recently started making the rounds.

As usual, there are several variations of the scam, but they all work something like this…

You receive a message stating that your Apple ID has been disabled due to an “unusual sign-in attempt” or some other pretext.

Here’s an example of the message that most people are receiving. Note that this example message is in two parts: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous “Is it you?” scam that’s making the rounds via Facebook Messenger!

Posted on August 13, 2019

If it seems like the scammers and hoaxsters never take a break from Facebook, it’s because they really don’t.

At any point in time there are numerous scammers sitting around trying to think up new ways to scam innocent Facebook users.

And as is usually the case, there’s a particularly dangerous scam making the rounds right now via Facebook Messenger.

But luckily, as dangerous as this scam is, it’s extremely easy to recognize and avoid it when you see it.

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Scam alert: Don’t fall for the “Deadline Tomorrow” hoax on Facebook

Posted on August 12, 2019

Scams and hoaxes of all types pop up every day on Facebook, and some of them have a habit of rearing their ugly heads time and time again.

These recurring hoaxes are often more annoying than dangerous, but it’s still good to avoid them whenever possible.

I have received several messages over the past few days asking about the legitimacy of a recurring hoax that’s currently making the rounds again. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the insidious ‘Unsubscribe Confirmation’ email scam!

Posted on August 7, 2019

Email scams have been making the rounds ever since email first burst onto the scene back in the early days of the Internet.

There are countless ways for scammers to use fraudulent emails to separate honest people from their money, and unfortunately I’ve probably seen every one of them at one time or another.

Well, right now there’s a relatively new kind of scam email making the rounds.

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