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Well, it’s another day, and yet another dangerous recurring scam is rearing its ugly head yet again.
This scam first made its appearance way back in 2016 and then it quickly went into hiding. Now it’s back.
Unfortunately, this exploit is extremely easy to fall for because it looks almost exactly like the real Microsoft Windows error messages that we’re used to seeing from time to time. [Read more…]
If you’ve had a Facebook account for more than five minutes you’re probably aware that scams and hoaxes abound on there.
While the scams can be incredibly dangerous, the hoaxes are usually merely irritating instead of being truly harmful.
The thing is, the irritation these hoaxes cause can become quite intense when the same hoaxes keep popping up over and over again.
Luckily, most of the hoaxes that pop up and make the rounds on Facebook include at least one phrase that’s always a dead-giveaway that the post is a hoax. [Read more…]
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…]
Well, there’s yet another dangerous Facebook-related scam making the rounds right now.
I know, I’m shocked too!
As usual, there are several variations of this scam.
They seem to primarily be spreading via fake SMS text messages and emails.
However, I’ve seen a few reports of it being spread via IMs on Twitter as well (which is interesting since this is a Facebook-related scam that has nothing to do with Twitter).
It’s no secret that prices on most goods and services are continuing to rise by the day, and that has lots of folks on the lookout for a great buy whenever they can find one.
If you’re looking for a new computer you need to be especially careful because the scammers are out in force, ready and waiting to take advantage of this situation.
For example, this ad popped up in my newsfeed this morning and all it took was a quick glance for me to realize it’s a scam: [Read more…]