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Well, it’s another day, and another dangerous scam is rearing its ugly head yet again.
It first appeared back in 2016 and 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.
Microsoft refers to this scam as Hicurdismos, and it works like this: [Read more…]
As you probably know, Facebook is a favorite playground for scammers and hoaxsters.
It seems like a new scam or hoax pops up on a daily basis while others seem to come and go like the tides.
Right now a very dangerous recurring scam is once again targeting Facebook Messenger users.
The actual scams being perpetrated vary quite a bit but most of them typically work something like this: [Read more…]
As you probably know, the scammers never take a break from Facebook.
One frequently recurring scam that rears its ugly head from time to time has scammers posing as the McDonald’s fast food chain.
And guess what? It’s back, just in time for the holiday season.
As usual, the scammers are once again claiming that every person who shares and comments on their post within the next 24 hours will receive not just one, but THREE large Big Mac meals for free.
This is the actual photo that’s currently making the rounds: [Read more…]
As you probably know by now, scammers love using the Internet to perpetrate frauds and trick innocent people into doing things that are harmful to their devices and/or their financial lives.
Some scams come and go, but others seem to hang around forever while occasionally changing up the tricks they use from time to time to keep us all off guard.
One such persistent scam targets folks who use the popular DocuSign “online agreement” service.
Well, the scammers and hoaxsters never seem to take a break from Facebook and it’s companion Messenger app. It seems like a new one starts making the rounds virtually every day.
The latest hoax to come to my attention is being spread primarily by Messenger.
The text of the hoax messages vary, but they usually read something like this: [Read more…]
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