If you’ve ever seen a pop-up telling you that your computer is in dire need of antivirus rescue, you’ve come across this scam. Also known asscareware, these fake antivirus ads want you to panic and pay up in order to secure what you believe is the solution to yourmalwarewoes. Som...
This depends on local laws, but certainly texting while driving is now against the law in a lot of places. Some states have even banned talking on cell phones unless you use a hands-free device. Canva/Getty/Thinkstock This depends on local laws, but certainly texting while driving is now ...
In this world where a large group of humans seem to have no desire to make a living the normal way, you know - -working, there is always someone trying to part you from your hard-earned cash! And, what kills me about this is, that these people aren't stupid. They actually spend t...
When Vera Walters received a Facebook message from her cousin about a new government grant, she knew this kind of money could be life-changing. But after submitting an application replete with her sensitive personal information, Vera discovered the awful truth — scammers had taken over her cous...
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There are several variants of tech support scams. Here are some of the most prevalent types: 1. Fake Security Alerts This is the most common tech support scam tactic and involves fake security alerts generated through pop-up ads placed on shady streaming sites, torrent repositories, and adult ...
version of 'fishing' except in this instance the one doing this fishing is a scammer, and they're trying to catch you and reel you in with their sneaky email lure. In most cases, they will put out many of these lures. Most people will ignore these scam emails, but someone eventually ...
Scamming has become a problem for elderly communities because scammers target older people due to their savings, monthly retirement checks, and valuable possessions. Some scams assume the elderly person has a grandchild. This kind of scam involves calling the elderly person, pretending to be a gran...
the law, and all you have to do is click a link and fill out a form to make the problem go away. If you click on the link, it will go to a site that looks like Facebook, butreally is fake. When you enter your Facebook login information, it gets sent straight to the scammers...
For instance, you might see an interesting image or video that requires you to click on it to view more information. What you don’t know is that the scammers hid a “like” button behind the image or video so you can’t see it. You’ll then start seeing more of these images pop...