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Do you use the ultra-popular video conferencing service known as Zoom?
If so, you should know that the login credentials for approximately half a million Zoom users are now being actively sold, traded and even given away on the dark web.
And yours could well be among them!
Question from Kim: Hi Rick. I’m a regular reader of your blog and I love your tips!
I’m having a problem with Facebook and I really need your help.
Someone is posting things from my Facebook account and making it look like it’s me posting it.
These posts are usually ads for things like sunglasses and other “junk”.
They post exactly three posts every day, always at the same exact times (7:30am, 1pm and 6pm).
I read your post that explains how to check to see if anyone is logged into your Facebook account and I’ve checked several times to see if I can catch them logged into my account, but no one is ever logged in even during the times that the posts are being published.
This is really confusing me. How can someone post something in my name from my Facebook account without even being logged into it?
I really need to get this stopped because I’m losing friends over it. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Email is one of the best marketing tools to invest in if you’re looking at it from a return on investment perspective.
That’s because when compared to many other marketing tactics, email stands out from the crowd.
In fact, when using email marketing, you should expect to see $32 for every $1 you spend.
That’s what makes email marketing so important to companies. It has the power to not only provide another touch point for your customers, but it also boasts a very impressive financial benefit as well.
If you’re looking for new ways to improve your email marketing ROI, you’re in the right place.
In this article, we’ll take a look at 5 ways that you can improve your emails to see an increased return for your investment.
By now you’re probably familiar with the terms malware and freeware, but now there’s a new term you need to be aware of: Fleeceware
That’s the name security company Sophos has assigned to a new class of malicious mobile apps.
These malicious “fleeceware” apps list themselves as “Free With In-App Purchases” on the app store’s download page.
The problem is they create a fraudulent subscription and start charging you a weekly, monthly or quarterly fee soon after you install them.
Here’s a list of known fleeceware apps that are actively stealing money from unsuspecting users: [Read more…]
As you surely know, the Coronavirus pandemic has already caused a lot of financial pain for millions of Americans.
And unfortunately things are likely to get even worse before they get any better.
To help ease the pain for the American people, the US Congress has passed and President Trump has signed a massive $2 trillion economic stimulus bill that includes a provision to provide cash payments to most Americans.
These “stimulus payments’ will be greatly appreciated by the folks who are suffering the most from the economy’s screeching halt, but as you might expect the scammers of the world are already hard at work trying to get their own piece of the stimulus pie.
There are currently dozens of stimulus related scams being perpetrated. Here are just a few of the most common ones: [Read more…]