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I’ve recently noticed a major increase in the number of scam posts claiming to offer Ray Ban sunglasses at huge discounts, often at up to 90% off.
These Ray Ban discount scams have been making the rounds for years, but typically just a few here and there at any given time.
But right now it seems they’re everywhere.
These Ray Ban scams take many forms, but most of them involve a simple image similar to the one below: [Read more…]
If it seems like the scammers of the world are getting more devious by the day, it’s because they are.
While Facebook, Twitter and many other popular social media sites are constantly being used as world-wide playgrounds for the miscreants, the ease with which they can can cause harm to innocent people grows by the day.
The latest dangerous scam involves posting a simple photo with accompanying text telling you to set the photo as your phone’s wallpaper image.
Just so you’ll know what to look for, this is the malicious image being spread that’s causing all the mayhem (DO NOT set it as your phone’s wallpaper!): [Read more…]
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It’s no secret that some of the best shopping deals around can be found on Amazon. After all, there’s a reason why they’re the world’s largest online retailer.
But few people are aware that they also have an online Outlet store that offers even greater savings than the regular site!
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Question from Craig L.: I just bought a new Windows 10 tablet and there’s something that’s driving me nuts.
Every time I start typing something on the onscreen keyboard it automatically capitalizes the first letter and I have to go back and change it.
That really irritates me because most of the stuff I type doesn’t need any capitalization at all.
Is there a way to make this tablet quit capitalizing the first letter when I start typing?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Do you (or someone you know) use the hugely popular ‘Mathway’ app?
If so, the email address and password you use with that app are now probably being sold on the dark web.
Mathway is one of the world’s most popular educational apps, and according to ZDnet and other news sources 25 million Mathway users have had their login information stolen by hackers.