Guess what? I fell partially for a Pig Butchering Scam a week or two ago. And then again two days later…they are getting popular. It does not involve any bacon, pork, or ham (apart from me) but it is a real threat that you should be aware of. Especially around this time of year. A…
I imagine if you are reading this you have been online before. Maybe you are right now. Also, you may have suffered at the hands of some scammer. You may not have been hacked, had your bank account taken over, lost any money, or anything major, but tricked…most likely. Remember Prince Abooboo from Gondwana that…
I received many emails with regard to the Gmail “Tips & Tricks” I wrote about for the past couple of weeks. Thanks for the encouragement. I will write some more in the future but today something that could be much more important for Facebook.com users has come to my attention. This is most likely according…
Time for Ron to do a little whining as two things have recently popped up that bug me. I figure they may also bother a few of you. They are local phone number calls and Facebook tracking us. This week Phone issues, next week Facebook. I posted to Facebook (this is not about tracking yet),…
As I told you last week this group of schemes are used on one specific part of our population. Seniors, baby boomers and post baby boomers. They even have titles. I have found examples of these all over the net and my dad even experienced one of these years ago. Counterfeit Prescriptions Because prescription prices…
There are a lot of cyber-schemes going around today. And yes, they have been going around for years. However, it seems to me that they have become more abundant over the last several months. You know the emails with strange attachments, the links from companies asking you to log in and check your account. Then…
I have noticed a lot of scam emails coming to my inbox lately and thought I should mention a few to you. Since they could very easily hurt your credit, finances, reputation, etc. you should be aware and very careful. I have received many that were easy to spot. They were text only, looked very…
I received the same email twice this week and I am betting some of you did also. One from a relative and another from a friend of a friend of a friend along with 50+ other people who were copied on it. Now right off you need to think about it. When you get an…
Listen to the podcast online if you weren’t able to listen live this morning. Tech News Online Scammers Jump on bin Laden News Security experts are warning Internet users to beware of Osama bin Laden malware. Symantec says one spam contains a link to bogus photos and videos purporting to be from CNN Mexico. Instead,…
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