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It’s no secret that Microsoft wants every Windows 11 user to sign into their PC with a Microsoft account.
In fact, they have even designed Windows 11 in a way that prevents a few of its most useful features from even working if you’re signed in with a local account.
But guess what? I don’t really like the idea of signing in to my computer with an Internet-based account, for two reasons: [Read more…]
As you probably know, scammers are constantly using phishing attempts to try to steal the login info for our financial accounts.
And sadly, they’re often successful.
While they certainly love stealing logins to victims’ bank accounts, the scammers seem to have a special love for scamming PayPal customers. [Read more…]
Do you receive a lot of calls from people who aren’t on your Contacts list?
If so you’ve probably discovered that most of those “unknown callers” are telemarketers, scammers or other folks you’d simply rather not talk to.
The good news? It’s possible to block calls from anyone who isn’t on your Contacts list, and it’s very easy to do (especially if you have an iPhone).
All of the pent-up demand for concerts and other events caused by the Covid lock-downs created a new opportunity for the scammers of the world.
Ever since things opened back up there has been a spate of fake ads hawking deeply discounted tickets for concerts, professional sporting events, theme parks and a wide variety of other public events showing up on social media sites and landing in millions of email inboxes. [Read more…]
Question from Beverly: Google sent me an email saying my Gmail account was caught sending spam.
They said I have to pay a $250 fine within 48 hours or my Gmail address will be permanently shut down.
This seems like a scam to me, but the email looks real and I can’t afford to take a chance on losing my Gmail address. Everything I do online is linked to that address.
My question: Is this email legit? [Read more…]