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Q&A: Does Google really fine people for spamming with Gmail?

Posted on March 23, 2026

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Question from Beverly: Google sent me an email saying my Gmail account was caught sending spam.

They said I have to pay a $250 fine within 48 hours or my Gmail address will be permanently shut down.

This seems like a scam to me, but the email looks real and I can’t afford to take a chance on losing my Gmail address. Everything I do online is linked to that address.

My question: Is this email legit? [Read more…]

How to block unknown callers on your smartphone

Posted on March 22, 2026

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Do you receive a lot of calls from people who aren’t on your Contacts list?

If so you’ve probably discovered that most of those “unknown callers” are telemarketers, scammers or other folks you’d simply rather not talk to.

The good news? It’s possible to block calls from anyone who isn’t on your Contacts list, and it’s very easy to do (especially if you have an iPhone).

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Scam alert: Don’t fall for this dangerous PayPal email scam

Posted on March 21, 2026

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As you probably know, scammers are constantly using phishing attempts to try to steal the login info for our financial accounts.

And sadly, they’re often successful.

While they certainly love stealing logins to victims’ bank accounts, the scammers seem to have a special love for scamming PayPal customers. [Read more…]

How to print all the passwords Google is storing for you

Posted on March 20, 2026

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I recently wrote this post explaining how to view all the passwords that Google has stored from your Chrome browser and Android mobile devices.

That post ended up receiving a lot of attention and several folks asked questions about it.

Several folks asked if there’s a way to print out the passwords that are stored in their Google accounts.

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