He’s kept up this sever-year streak by building better habits. His habits to identify scammers and phishers online and in emails on his computer were already pretty good. So he added better phone habits. Now, if he gets a notification or email that he can’t verify on his phone witho...
The best way to deal with online scams is to avoid them entirely. After all, you don't want to have to repair damage later. We're going to give you some tips on how to recognize a scam so that you won't be a victim. The first thing you need to remember is that old saying, ...
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To help stay safe online, learn to recognize these common social media scams. Scam #1: Social media phishing Scammers create fake social media posts and profiles to entice you to share your personal or financial information. The profile may use a real company’s name or logo, and often link...
We know the threat of falling victim to a scam is frightening, but don’t head for the hills just yet! To shift from victim to hero, all you have to do is recognize that someone is trying to scam you. In this post, we’ll explore some of the most common merchant services scams, ...
How To Recognize Streaming Scams Scams are getting more and more elaborate, but once you know what to look for, you can identify them. Here are some of the most commons signs of a scam: Pretend to be a company that you use (see the phishing example from earlier). ...
How to recognize a scam The above-mentioned descriptions are based on scams that have already happened. But scammers tend to always be a few steps ahead of the users. They continuously find new tactics on how to get users to reveal sensitive information. Even though they always find new way...
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How to recognize phishing attacks: You get an unsolicited email or phone call claiming that your device has been infected with a virus. In actuality, no one can tell you if your computer has been hacked without access to it. Scammers ask for remote access to your device to “solve” th...