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Scam alert: Dead-giveaways that a Facebook post is a hoax

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If you’ve been using Facebook for longer than it takes paint to dry you probably see a bunch of spams, scams and hoaxes hit your Newsfeed on a regular basis.

Some of the malicious posts making the rounds are cleverly written and well-presented, making it difficult for the average person to recognize them as being fraudulent.

However, the vast majority of fraudulent posts can be identified as such with just a quick glance once you know what to look for.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this very dangerous ‘Cloud Storage Renewal’ scam

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The scammers of the world never seem to take a break, and unfortunately many of the scams making the rounds today are very easy to fall for.

There’s a very dangerous ‘cloud storage’ related email scam that’s making the rounds right now, and unfortunately lots of people are falling for it.

This scam plays upon your fear of losing access to your precious photos and other irreplaceable files. In a nutshell, the emails claim that your cloud storage plan will be terminated and all the files that are currently stored online will be deleted unless you immediately pay a renewal fee.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: How to identify fraudulent and/or dangerous websites

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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…]

Scam alert: How to avoid falling victim to Cybercrime

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This post explains several ways to avoid falling for phishing and hacking attempts, but if you’d like to learn even more about how to stay safe online, I recommend that you check out this comprehensive resource.

By now you probably know how terrifying it can be to have your online accounts hacked.

Did you know that many of the victims of cyber attacks are unable to get justice or even get their lives back on track after being victimized?

Unfortunately, online criminals don’t care who their victims are. They only care about getting your personal information, your account login details and other important information about you that they can exploit for various bad deeds. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Scammers are using hacked Facebook accounts to place fraudulent ads (in your name)

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If you’ve been using Facebook for more than five minutes you’re surely familiar with all the ads that show up in your Newsfeed and over in the sidebar.

And if you’ve been using Facebook for more than an hour you probably know that a good portion of those ads are actually scams.

Well, there’s something you should know about those scam ads… [Read more…]

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