"To me, it's nonsensical ... We allow these tools to be out there that can be used by scammers without risk of harm," he said. Schildhorn says he jumped into action mode to bail out his son, Brett, after an apparent crash. "He said, 'Dad, I'm in trouble, I got in an a...
A tech support scam is a specific type of scam where the scammer pretends to be a tech support person. They convince you that there’s something very wrong with your device and it will compromise your privacy, your safety, or your ability to use it. But they claim they’re here to hel...
“Undelivered package” scam emails still continue Fake delivery notification scam emails have been around for years. As with all email scams, our advice is if you got an email that claims to come from a delivery company, think before you act. Because it could be a scam email that contains...
T-Mobile also has Scam Block. If the T-Mobile system identifies a phone number as a scam it won’t allow the call to even ring your phone or leave a voicemail, you’ll never know that a call was blocked or denied by the system. After my bad experience with Scam Likely I certainly...
The best way to protect yourself from property fraud is to be proactive. Some counties offer free alerts via email, voicemail or text when a land document (like a deed) gets recorded with your name on it. Unfortunately, there isn’t a comprehensive centralized directory to find the service ...
Getting charged for extensions was something Gregg said people should watch out for in the contact they sign. The total cost can “go up real quick” if you have to pay for an extra line just to set up a voicemail extension. With Grasshopper, you don’t have to worry as much. The en...
And that scam has a famous face to go along with it. Folks might've heard that Andy Cohen, a host at the Bravo Network, lost a chunk of money to thieves who posed as bank employees and got him to log into his account and eventually stole from him via wir...
So I grew up thinking, well, there’s always enough money as long as it’s a good decision. And I never heard the. Well, only if you can afford it, part of that conversation. So yeah, it’s, I got both badly. Well, and you just like me teaching other people great money ...
Not too long ago vishing frauds were done through voicemail. You’d get a call from a “reputable" company, and they’d leave a message giving you a warning. You would be asked to give some information so they can go ahead with a part of the deal. At the end of the call, they ...
So what can be done? According to a recent piece inMacWorld, you’ve got a few options: Send unknown callers to voicemail Your first option is to filter out unknown callers so that you never have to deal with these robocalls (or their live counterparts) again. ...