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Reminder: Why you should never ‘Unsubscribe’ from SPAM emails

Posted on January 13, 2025

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Like most everyone else, you probably receive SPAM and phishing emails all the time.

And despite the existence of the Can-Spam act, this scourge of the Internet seems to actually be getting worse instead of better.

If you ever happen to accidentally open one of these obnoxious messages you might be tempted to click the “Unsubscribe” link located near the bottom of the message to have your email address removed from their mailing list.

Whatever you do, don’t click that link! Read on to find out why… [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware random text messages containing links

Posted on December 25, 2024

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

By now you probably know better than to click or tap on links in emails because that’s one of the easiest ways to infect your device with a virus.

After all, once you click a link and visit an infected website, the damage is done.

Well, the same thing is now happening on smartphones as well, only the malware is being spread via text messages. [Read more…]

Warning: Blindly trusting search results can really cost you

Posted on December 20, 2024

I often write about the need to carefully evaluate the search results you are given in response to your web searches.

In short, you can’t blindly trust what pops up when you search for something, especially if your query was financial in nature.

This recent news report shines a bright spotlight on this danger.

[Read more…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for this dangerous gift card/debit card scam

Posted on December 12, 2024

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As you probably know, scammers are coming at you from every direction these days.

I try my best to keep everyone up-to-date on the latest scams that are making the rounds, and there’s a very dangerous recurring scam involving gift cards and debit cards that a lot of kind-hearted individuals are falling for yet again this year.

As usual, there are several variations of this scam but they all depend on the scammer gaining the victim’s trust over time. [Read more…]

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