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The Internet is a haven for legions of scammers who use it to deliver all manner of fraudulent “offers” to potential victims.
One of the most dangerous scams you’re likely to encounter on the web is making the rounds right now via email.
As usual, there are several variations of this scam, but they all work pretty much the same way: [Read more…]
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A very dangers scam is making the rounds again, and it’s one that you really need to be aware of. It works something like this:
You receive a phone call from someone who claims to work for either Microsoft or Apple tech support.
The name of the department the caller uses might vary, but he’ll either hint that he works for Microsoft or Apple, or just blatantly come right out and say so.
The problem is, he doesn’t work for either of those companies. He’s actually a scammer out to make a quick buck. [Read more…]
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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…]
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As you probably know, scammers love using phishing emails to trick people into handing over their personal information and the login info for their online accounts.
The thing is, scammers are targeting potential victims via their cell phones too.
In fact, there’s a very dangerous text message phishing scam making the rounds again right now that’s snagging a lot of victims because it’s so easy to fall for. [Read more…]
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Let’s face it – we live in “interesting” times.
Fraudulent, fake and untrustworthy websites are all over the Internet these days, and it’s easy to find yourself on one without even realizing it.
According to the researchers at Reboot Online there are currently over a billion websites on the World Wide Web. Unfortunately, not all of them are legitimate. [Read more…]