I’m seeing phishing emails that look like friendly ecards, and this post is your heads-up on what to look out for. These phishes resemble the Email-Invitation scams that have been circulating for awhile now. Today, I’ll focus on this Blue Mountain eCard phishing example: This scammy email looks very similar to the real deal. But … Read more
Here’s an unexpected scenario for you to think about: While sitting quietly at home, your doorbell rings. A couple of strangers are darkening your doorstep and they claim that they’re tracking down their lost iPhone and it is pinging from inside your house. They hold up their device to show you a map with a … Read more
The latest phish to go around arrives in your inbox as a Microsoft Azure Alert: This email is quite convincing. The sender’s address truly is from a Microsoft.com domain, so it is likely to skirt your spam filter. It uses real Microsoft graphics and links. The language is fairly clean. There’s a lot of truthiness … Read more
We have a growing problem in 2026 with Account Takeover Fraud. Account Takeover (ATO) fraud is when a bad actor logs into someone else’s online account, and changes all of the login/security information. This locks out the true owner of the account, and gives the the criminal power to do anything s/he wants with it. … Read more
I’m sorry for the clunky title, but this nasty business is hard to name. The Outlook Reappearing-Scam-Email Hack is really troublesome, and only seems to affect Microsoft-based email addresses (often ending in Outlook/Live/Hotmail.com). And that’s because the hackers are using some unique Microsoft weaknesses with this hijack. I can’t fully explain their techniques yet, but … Read more
Docusign is a legitimate company that we may use to electronically submit signatures on documents. It’s quick and convenient and just as legally binding as ink on paper. You’ll probably encounter Docusign when finishing out a mortgage or working with a CPA to prepare your taxes. And also in Docusign Phishing emails… As phishing goes, … Read more
Here’s some more Netflix phishing for you to look out for. This bogus email isn’t too convincing at first: But for anyone who clicks that button (DON’T!), the next page that loads is almost spot-on as an impostor: The giveaway on that fake site would be the strange URL, but I can understand how people … Read more
The scammers have some good timing. Many Costco members are seeing their special Visa rebate notices come in this month. So it makes sense that this Costco Membership Phishing circulate at the same time: To be clear: the pictured email is a fake, and not to be trusted. Even though it says “Trusted Sender”, this … Read more
I’m not into cryptocurrency, but I know that some of you are, so this one is important for you! I’d like to you be aware of and familiar with this phishing attempt. Check out this example of a Ledger Cryptocurrency Phishing email: As fake emails go, I’d say this one is fairly sharp. No misspellings … Read more
I’ve been fielding a number of calls about emails from Netgear lately, about a “Product End of Service Notification”. Some people think they are scams, while others believe the messages and want purchasing advice. If you get one of these messages, Don’t Panic. It’s probably not as bad as you think, nor is it worth … Read more