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Well, another very insidious phishing scam is making the rounds again.
This one won’t show up in your Facebook Newsfeed or in an email.
Instead, you’ll receive it in an SMS text message, and if you fall for the bait it could end up costing you dearly.
The scam works like this…
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I have always recommended downloading browser extensions and mobile apps only from the official web and app stores provided by Google, Apple and Mozilla.
While some nasties do occasionally slip through, they all do their best to ensure that the extensions and apps they allow into their repositories are safe and malware-free.
I still recommend that you limit your downloads to those official repositories, but I need to tell you about a disturbing trend that’s taking place right now. [Read more…]
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As you surely know by now, there are numerous crooks, spammers and scammers using Facebook to perpetrate scams and hoaxes on innocent people.
The miscreants use various methods and tools to scam their victims, and one of their favorite tools is fake Facebook profiles.
Fake profiles typically take one of two forms: [Read more…]
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An old, but very dangerous recurring scam targeting unsuspecting iPhone users is making the rounds once again.
As usual, there are several slight variations of this scam, but luckily they’re pretty easy to recognize if you know what to look for.
This “Call AppleCare for Support” scam typically works something like this… [Read more…]
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If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you’ve probably seen a wide variety of quiz-style posts pop up in your Newsfeed.
There are many variations of these posts, but the most common ones are of the “What is your spirit animal?” or “Which celebrity do you look like?” variety.
These posts can seem like they’re nothing more than just a bit of innocent fun, but the truth is some of them are quite dangerous. [Read more…]