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Scam alert: Beware the ‘There’s an issue with your bank account’ text message scam.

Posted on January 27, 2023

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 major text message phishing scam going on right now that’s snagging a lot of victims because it’s so easy to fall for.  [Read more…]

Here’s a simple way to avoid spam emails

Posted on January 8, 2023

If you’ve been using the Internet for more than a week you probably recognizes the following scenario…

You sign up for an online contest or to receive some sort of freebie, then before you know it your email inbox is getting stuffed chock full of spam, phishing emails and various other kinds of junk.

Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. It happens to all of us.  [Read more…]

How to verify that a link is safe before you click on it

Posted on November 6, 2022

As you probably know, the Internet is home to a lot of scammy and fraudulent websites.

Truth be told, the percentage of “bad” sites is actually fairly low compared to the number of legitimate sites.

The problem is there are literally billions of websites on the Internet, and that means even though just a small percentage of them are “bad”, that percentage still amounts to a LOT of scam/fraudulent websites.

[Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘AT&T Mailbox Upgrade’ scam

Posted on October 16, 2022

As you probably know, responding to a fraudulent phishing email is an easy way to fall victim to a hacker and have your important online account(s) compromised.

The latest recurring phishing scheme to start making the rounds again is targeting AT&T customers.

Although the wording of the fraudulent emails vary a bit, they all warn you that if you don’t click the link in the email and “update your mailbox” your AT&T email account will be closed.

Here’s an example of what you need to be on the lookout for: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Why you should cancel all of your unused email accounts

Posted on October 8, 2022

Email is a wonderful tool that allows us to correspond with family members, friends and associates all around the world in just a matter of moments.

Gone are the days of having to write a letter, address an envelope, buy a stamp and send it on its merry way through the postal system with no guarantee that the recipient will receive it in a timely fashion, if at all.

But as the massive Yahoo hack reminded us, all is not perfect in the world of email. [Read more…]

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