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Scam alert: Beware this dangerous ‘Free Credit Monitoring’ scam

Posted on April 16, 2026

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I’m sure you’ve heard about all the hacks and data breaches taking place these days.

It seems like every time we turn around there’s another company reporting a major hack or data leak that potentially compromised the personal and financial information of their customers.

Some of the most recent hacks resulted in some of the largest security breaches in history, and unfortunately scammers who weren’t even in on those attacks soon began taking advantage of the fear and confusion they created.

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Scam alert: Beware fake Gmail ‘account closure’ emails

Posted on April 3, 2026

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There’s a very dangerous email scam making the rounds again, and as before it’s catching a lot of Gmail users off-guard.

As usual, the text of the email varies a bit, but the message conveyed is always the same.

The email claims to be from Google in response to a request to close your Gmail account. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous ‘CVS Gift Card’ scam

Posted on February 17, 2026

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As you probably know, scammers love to target the customers of popular retail establishments by sending out fake “offers” in those company’s names.

The Lowes and Target scams (and several others) make the rounds at least once a year so most folks nowadays know to simply ignore them, but now another recurring retailer-related scam making the rounds once again.

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Scam alert: Beware this very dangerous ‘Windows Defender’ scam

Posted on February 9, 2026

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This should come as a surprise to no one but another dangerous recurring scam is making the rounds yet again.

It’s being spread via both email and SMS test messages, and unfortunately lots of innocent people are falling for it.

As usual, there are several variations of this scam, but luckily they’re all very easy to detect and avoid once you know what to look for.

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Scam alert: Don’t fall for the ‘Child shot by nail gun’ hoax on Facebook

Posted on January 11, 2026

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It’s no secret that scammers love plying their trade on social media, and Facebook is far and away their favorite venue.

Facebook scams and hoaxes come and go, but some of the most insidious ones keep popping up on a recurring basis. One of the worst hoaxes of them all has been making the rounds for well over a decade, and unfortunately it’s back yet again. [Read more…]