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It’s no secret that scammers love plying their trade on social media, and Facebook is far and away their favorite venue.
Facebook scams and hoaxes come and go, but some of the most insidious ones keep popping up on a recurring basis. One of the worst hoaxes of them all has been making the rounds for well over a decade, and unfortunately it’s back yet again. [Read more…]
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There’s yet another very dangerous email scam making the rounds right now, and unfortunately a lot of people are falling for it.
Although the text and appearance of the various emails people are receiving vary just a bit, they all claim that either your “cloud payment” is overdue or your last payment was declined.
Either way the scammer warns that if you don’t take immediate action your cloud storage account will be deleted and you’ll lose all your files. [Read more…]
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As you probably know, scammers love using phishing emails to trick people into handing over their personal information and the login info for their online accounts.
The thing is, scammers are targeting potential victims via their cell phones too.
In fact, there’s a very dangerous text message phishing scam making the rounds again right now that’s snagging a lot of victims because it’s so easy to fall for. [Read more…]
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If you’ve been using Facebook for longer than it takes paint to dry you probably see a bunch of spams, scams and hoaxes hit your Newsfeed on a regular basis.
Some of the malicious posts making the rounds are cleverly written and well-presented, making it difficult for the average person to recognize them as being fraudulent.
However, the vast majority of fraudulent posts can be identified as such with just a quick glance once you know what to look for. [Read more…]
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The scammers of the world never seem to take a break, and unfortunately many of the scams making the rounds today are very easy to fall for.
There’s a very dangerous ‘cloud storage’ related email scam that’s making the rounds right now, and unfortunately lots of people are falling for it.
This scam plays upon your fear of losing access to your precious photos and other irreplaceable files. In a nutshell, the emails claim that your cloud storage plan will be terminated and all the files that are currently stored online will be deleted unless you immediately pay a renewal fee. [Read more…]