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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…]
If you’ve been using Facebook Messenger for more than 10 minutes you’ve probably received an instant message that begins with something like:
“Please send this to all your contacts…”
or
“Please tell all the contacts in your Messenger list…”
If your Facebook experience is anything like mine you probably receive these “dire warning” messages on a regular basis.
Well, guess what? [Read more…]
Well, here we go again with yet another round of a very irritating Facebook hoax.
Once again, this particular hoax is being spread via Messenger, and as usual lots of folks are falling for it.
The hoax message varies a bit, but it typically reads something like this: [Read more…]
You’re probably aware of the controversy surrounding the popular Chinese TikTok video sharing app.
It’s still too early to know what TikTok’s ultimate fate will be in the U.S. and other countries, but there’s a fraudulent TikTok knockoff app that’s being touted as a replacement app should TikTok eventually be banned where you reside.
The malicious app is called “TikTok Pro” and its download link is being spread via both WhatsApp messages and regular SMS text messages.
Although the malicious messages can vary, most recipients are seeing this version: [Read more…]
Our friends over at Bleeping Computer have alerted their readers to a very dangerous Chrome Update related scam that’s making the rounds right now.
I won’t go into the details here because Bleeping Computer explains how the scam works much better than I ever could.
I recommend that you click over there and read it if you’re interested in the details.
If not, just remember this: Never attempt to update Chrome or any other browser via a third-party website. Always install any pending browser updates manually using the update tool that’s actually built into the browser. [Read more…]