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Scam alert: Beware this dangerous Amazon-related scam

Posted on June 14, 2022

A while back I wrote a post warning about fake ads that are being published on Facebook.

Well, just this morning I noticed that a recurring fake ad offering to sell unclaimed Amazon packages at huge discounts is making the rounds yet again.

And unfortunately, lots of people are falling for it as usual.

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

Posted on May 28, 2022

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 the dangerous ‘Fake Norton Invoice’ scam

Posted on May 22, 2022

Several people have forwarded what appear to be email invoices for Norton products and services they supposedly ordered, but didn’t.

As you can probably guess, each and every one of those emails have turned out to be scams.

Truth be told, this scam has been making the rounds off and on for several years now, and not always with Norton as the company mentioned. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous ‘Windows Defender’ scam

Posted on May 21, 2022

Well, another dangerous recurring scam is making the rounds 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: Beware the dangerous NewProfilePic app that’s spreading on Facebook

Posted on May 11, 2022

If you’ve been on Facebook recently you’ve probably seen lots of cool-looking photos that have been altered to look like drawings and other such adaptations.

Unfortunately, this is one of those apps that puts your privacy at serious risk.

First, we’ll start with the bad news…

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