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
A customer recently shared this targeted phishing attempt with me, and I want to walk you through it. As phishing goes, it’s a bit more sophisticated than usual. Check out the details so you’ll be ready to sidestep this if it comes to your inbox. More Tailored than Other Scams I mention “targeted” because the … Read more
The latest wacky text to make the rounds is about some Powerball jackpot that a Good Samaritan wants to give away. This Lottery Winner smishing scam should be obvious to most. I hope you don’t fall for it! This scheme is just a remix of that classic chain letter, from the Nigerian King who wants … Read more
Get ready to ignore or report any text message about an Amazon Recall. These texts are not legitimate. They are not from Amazon, but from spammers and scammers! Here are example images of the Amazon Recall Smishing Scam: If you receive anything like this, do NOT click any links or attachments in the text! There … Read more
The latest smish to arrive in people’s texts is the Unpaid Traffic Ticket scam. It may look familiar to you, because it’s brought to you by the same criminals who are behind those ubiquitous unpaid-toll and unpaid-parking schemes. If you get a text message like what’s pictured here, don’t believe it. Don’t answer it, don’t … Read more
This type of scammy email can catch a lot of people off-guard. I want you to be familiar with the Cloud Storage Alert scam that’s gonig around: These emails may be vague, like the one pictured above, or they might mention Apple, Google or other big tech companies. But usually, there’s something off about them. … Read more
Have you received a text message about a parking fine? It’s almost certainly a scam. The same jokers who perpetrated the Unpaid Toll Smishing operation are now rolling out a similar scheme. The Unpaid Parking Ticket Scam is probably coming to your text messages, soon! And what’s worse is that the smishers are getting better … Read more
Everyone can make typographical errors and misspellings. But on the internet, you’ve got to be careful about typos in the address bar of your browser. Those typos can be dangerous! Typosquatting First, you’ll want to understand cybersquatting. Cybersquatting is when someone reserves a domain name in bad faith, in order to gain some benefit. A … Read more
Jo-Ann Fabrics stores are going away, since Jo-Ann Stores, LLC declared bankruptcy this year. Winding down their operations, they’ve stopped accepting their own gift cards, and they’ve ceased online ordering. Scammers have seen an opportunity in this. They are creating really good fake JOANN websites and trying to get people to use them. At the … Read more