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Scam alert: Why it’s wise to take political ‘fact checks’ with a grain of salt

Posted on December 25, 2023

Important: As you read this post please keep in mind that it isn’t meant as a jab at people of any certain political persuasion.

What I say below applies equally to fact checkers who lean to the right AND to the left.

I have my own political opinions and you are certainly entitled to yours as well. This post is meant strictly as a warning about “fact checkers” in general.

Truth be told, this isn’t meant to be a “political post” at all.

I’m simply alerting you to a real-life scam that some fact checkers perpetuate every day on the Internet and on television “news” broadcasts.

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get started…

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

Posted on December 25, 2023

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.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous loan scam that’s going around

Posted on December 22, 2023

The Internet is a haven for legions of scammers who use it to deliver all manner of fraudulent “offers” to potential victims.

One of the most dangerous scams you’re likely to encounter on the web is making the rounds right now via email.

As usual, there are several variations of this scam, but they all work pretty much the same way: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware fraudulent income tax-related emails

Posted on December 22, 2023

Well, we all have our favorite time of the year, and for many scammers and crooks that happens to be income tax season.

Every year about this time legions of scammers start sending out fraudulent emails designed to trick and take advantage of all the tax filers.

This post explains what you need to be on the lookout for.  [Read more…]

Warning: Beware these 7 dangerous and irritating recurring scams

Posted on December 18, 2023

Nary a day goes by when I don’t receive fraudulent emails in my inbox and see one scam post after another hit my Facebook Newsfeed.

And unfortunately, there are plenty of dangerous scams taking place in the offline world as well.

It seems that the scammers are getting more sophisticated every day, and more people are falling for their treachery as a result.

That’s why I thought I’d take this opportunity to tell you about some of the most insidious scams that seem to keep popping up at various times.  [Read more…]

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