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Monday, April 22, 2024 – Beware this sneaky ‘Google Drive’ related scam – Force Windows 11 to warn you before restarting to install updates

Posted on April 22, 2024

Hello, and welcome…

Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, April 22, 2024

 


 

Topics covered in this issue…

• Force Windows 11 to warn you before restarting to install updates

• Scam alert: Beware this ‘Unlimited Lifetime Google Drive Account’ scam

• Q&A: How do I change my birth date on Facebook?

• The amazing life and work of Marie Curie

• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station

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Scam alert: Beware this ‘Unlimited Lifetime Google Drive Account’ scam

Posted on April 21, 2024

As you probably know by now, the scammers of the world love to target Facebook users simply because there are so many potential victims on there.

There’s a recurring scam that’s making the rounds yet again, and this one is very easy to fall for if you aren’t careful.

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Q&A: How do I change my birth date on Facebook?

Posted on April 21, 2024

Question from Amanda:  Rick, I have a problem that’s been bugging me for a long time.

When I joined Facebook I put in a fake birth date because I was too young to open an account at the time.

Now I want to change it to show my real birthday. How do I do that?  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Hacked Account’ email scam

Posted on April 12, 2024

Well, it’s another day, and that means yet another dangerous scam from times past is making the rounds yet again.

This scam is called the “This Account Has Been Hacked” scam, and it’s back to spreading like crazy via regular email.

Although there are very slight variations in the wording and the types of claims being made in the emails, the scam typically works like this:  [Read more…]

How to report a fake (clone) Facebook profile

Posted on April 11, 2024

If you’ve been using Facebook for more than ten minutes you’re probably aware that scammers are constantly cloning folks’ profiles to create new fake accounts in their names.

They then send friend requests from the fake account to everyone that’s on the real account’s Friends List.

After several people have accepted the fraudulent friend requests the scammer will then use the fake account to target those “friends” with all manner of scams and hoaxes.

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