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
Starting a business? Running an online marketplace? This is a quick PSA to say: Don’t Pay for Reviews. I know, I bet this sounds like common sense advice, but for some, the temptation may come knocking. Don’t compensate anyone to leave you a positive review. If you get any emails or offers to boost your … Read more
Meta/Facebook/Instagram all offer various “badges” to their users and customers. Some are for free, while others you have to pay a subscription fee to get. But please be warned: If you get an email that says you’ve been granted a free badge, it is probably a scam. Here are more details on Facebook Badge phishing: … Read more
A sneaky way of getting people to click on spam is to send a note that claims “your email couldn’t be delivered.” Let me show you some examples of the subtle Undeliverable Phishing that I’m seeing these days: As spam goes, these are pretty convincing. The sender addresses usually look legit, and the undeliverable-verbiage is … Read more
When watching an on-screen progress bar, I often comment to my client that we shouldn’t put too much stock into the information it presents. If it shows a “Time Remaining”, we may see that figure swell and shrink with little rhyme or reason. A Percentage-style progress bar may creep towards 30%, and suddenly surge from … Read more
Meta will take anyone’s money, if they want to pay for ad-space on Facebook. And that’s a problem. Because the scammers of the internet have no problem ponying up a little cash, if it gets their scams in front of thousands of people. Last year, I blogged a bit about this, and in this post, … Read more