6 Ways to Spot a Website That’s Fake, Fraudulent or a Scam
It is the year 2020, and I don’t need to tell you by now that a ton of transactions is carried out...
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Tag: Scam
Facebook Fake Friend Request Scam
Hackers could be re-purposing your information including photos and bio information and creating bogus accounts using your name structured a little different. The hackers than start sending friend requests to your friends...
Read MoreCourt Notice to Appear Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from a court, claiming that the recipient appear on the date and time indicated in the email. This email has an attachment notification that is harmful to the user’s computer if the file is...
Read MoreGoogle, Facebook Accounts Hacked Notification Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from a security source, claiming that your email address associated with the following services (Google, Google Wallet, Facebook, Android Phone and Apple iPhone) might have been hacked by...
Read MorePR9 Backlink Guarantee Scam
Have you come across marketing emails that guarantee you link placement on a PR9 (PageRank) web site? It’s highly unlikely that your link will be included on a PR9 page and in most cases they will place your link on a highly...
Read MoreBeware of the Life Insurance Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from a legitimate insurance broker, claiming you can save 70% on life insurance. The link in the email goes to a malicious web site that drops a Trojan onto the computer without the users’...
Read MoreBeware of the Free Dell Studio XPS Giveaway Scam
I published an article about this same scam back in July 2010, and once again this scam is being distributed, but with a slight change. Once you enter the page by clicking on the link in the email, you need to answer 4 questions...
Read MoreHome Depot Gift Card Scam
There’s an email going around in bulk purporting to be from Home Depot, claiming to offer a $500 gift card from Home Depot just for providing your email. This is a scam and the senders address is not from Home Depot as shown...
Read MoreLandMyJob Phishing Scam
LandMyJob.com is scam site purporting to serve up job listings in your area by your (IP Address). If you provide your first name, last name, email and phone and click on “Find Jobs”, you will end up on a page that invites you to...
Read MoreFacebook Lottery Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Facebook, claiming that the recipient has won a cash prize of $900,000.00 USD. The email is a phishing scam where the sender is looking to obtain personal information to be used for other...
Read MoreHome Depot Gift Card Scam
There’s an email purporting to be from Home Depot, claiming that you need to click on the link in the email to claim your $1000 USD Home Depot Card. This is a phishing scam out to steal money from people who fall victim to the...
Read MoreTax Refund Notification Scam
Many people have filed their 2010 tax returns and hopefully you are receiving a refund from Uncle Sam. Unfortunately many tax services send you an email stating your tax refund has been processed or accepted by the IRS or your...
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