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Tax Time means Scam Time
Tax time is right around the corner. Actually tax time is now. But if you procrastinate like most of us, “tax time” means Sunday night, April 15. While most consumers think of this time of year like a...
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Teach Your Kids to Lie — For Safety’s Sake!
Each year, thousands of children fall prey to predators lurking online. These criminals masquerade as fellow teens and lure children to places away from home to kidnap them or worse. Savvy parents...
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You are Not the Next Internet Millionaire
In this current economic climate, there seems to be an overabundance of websites that offer visitors the world. Easy, quick money can apparently be made by anyone. Unfortunately, this is not the case....
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“Bunk” of America: Anatomy of a Phishing Scam
Every so often I’ll get an email, written in the most urgent language, informing me that some bank’s “Fraud Department” has detected suspicious activity on my credit account. To avoid having the card...
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Top email scams and how to avoid them
Although email scammers are becoming more sophisticated in their ploys, you can protect yourself by knowing what to look for. Email scams continue to be a plague even to those who consider themselves...
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How to Identify and Verify an Internet Scam
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as the old bromide goes. Learning how to identify a scam and teaching your children to do the same will save you time, headaches and cleanup. An...
View ArticleTop 5 Scams in April 2012
Below is a list of the top 5 trending scams in April. Please be on the lookout for these scams and help protect your friends, family and co-workers by spreading the word. Top 5 Scams in April 2012...
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Playing It Safe In The Wild Wild Net
We all know that the Internet is full of scams and tricks geared towards unsuspecting individuals, right? These scams draw you in by enticing you with all sorts of offers – Win a free trip to the...
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Below is a list of the top 5 trending scams in May. Please be on the lookout for these scams and help protect your friends, family and co-workers by spreading the word. Top 5 Scams in May 2012 Your...
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Fake CareerBuilder.com Email
Be on the lookout for fake CareerBuilder.com emails with the subject line “Job Offer“. These emails are not from CareerBuilder.com. Do not respond to the email address listed in the email message....
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ATTENTION : Your background information was checked online o the morning of 4/10
This is not your regular SPAM . A VirusTotal scan of the link in the message revealed that the target site is “Malicious”. Avoid clicking on links in the message at all costs. Did you get this email?...
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Identity Issue #PP-591-502-696-956
Making the rounds today is a fake PayPal email (see sample below) that instructs you to “confirm your identity by completing the attached form”. Avoid clicking any links or downloading any attachments...
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DHL DELIVERY REPORT NY81960
This fake DHL email (see sample below) is accompanied by an attachment with instructions to “Print a label and show it at your post office”. A VirusTotal scan of the attachment revealed that the zip...
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Your transaction is completed
Here’s another in the series of fake Bank of America emails. A VirusTotal scan of the attachment revealed that the zip file (PAYMENT RECEIPT 24-04-2013-GBK-75.zip) contains a trojan. Make no attempt to...
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