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Scam alert: Beware this dangerous email related scam

Posted on July 19, 2024

As you probably know, responding to a fraudulent phishing email is an easy way to fall victim to a hacker and have your important online account(s) compromised.

The latest recurring phishing scheme to start making the rounds again is targeting AT&T customers.

Although the wording of the fraudulent emails vary a bit, they all warn you that if you don’t click the link in the email and “update your mailbox” your AT&T email account will be closed.

Here’s an example of what you need to be on the lookout for: [Read more…]

Q&A: Why should I trust the ‘Scam Alerts’ you post?

Posted on July 15, 2024

Question from [name withheld by request]: After reading your Blog about Facebook and all the scams and hackers you make me want to NOT like anything.

How do I know now what is to be trusted and what is a hack, scam, virus, computer killer, bank account wiper outer…

Heck dude you got me paranoid just even being on the danged computer now…thank you, but not really!!!

Why should I trust YOU?  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for this fake Microsoft ‘Tech Support’ scam

Posted on June 25, 2024

There’s an old scam that keeps popping up from time to time, and I’m hearing lots of reports that it’s spreading like wildfire at the moment.

A while back I wrote a post explaining that neither Microsoft nor Apple will call you to let you know that your machine has a virus.

And they won’t, so if you get a call like that from out of the blue you should know right off the bat that the call is a scam. Just hang up on them.

But now there’s a quickly spreading variation of that scam that’s costing a lot of folks a lot of money and causing tons of grief to boot.

[Read more…]

Think your Facebook account was hacked? It probably wasn’t.

Posted on June 17, 2024

If you’ve been using Facebook for more than five minutes you’re probably well aware that hackers and scammers love targeting Facebook users with all kinds of fraudulent activities.

I’m sure you’ve seen an occasional “Yikes – I’ve been hacked!” post pop up in your newsfeed. In fact, you probably see them on a regular basis.

The thing is, many of the folks who believe their Facebook account has been “hacked” weren’t really hacked at all. Their accounts have actually been “cloned” – and the difference is extremely important.

[Read more…]

Scam alert: Don’t fall for this dangerous virus notification scam

Posted on June 9, 2024

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

As you probably already know, scams and hoaxes are everywhere these days, and some of them are quite believable and compelling.

It’s very easy to fall for some of these scams because they mimic actions that are taken by legitimate programs and online services.

One of the most dangerous scams that’s making the rounds right now is the insidious “Your computer has a virus!” scam. There are several variations of this scam, but they typically work something like this…  [Read more…]

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