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Scam alert: Why it’s wise to take political ‘fact checks’ with a grain of salt

Posted on December 25, 2023

Important: As you read this post please keep in mind that it isn’t meant as a jab at people of any certain political persuasion.

What I say below applies equally to fact checkers who lean to the right AND to the left.

I have my own political opinions and you are certainly entitled to yours as well. This post is meant strictly as a warning about “fact checkers” in general.

Truth be told, this isn’t meant to be a “political post” at all.

I’m simply alerting you to a real-life scam that some fact checkers perpetuate every day on the Internet and on television “news” broadcasts.

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get started…

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Scam alert: Beware the insidious ‘Unsubscribe Confirmation’ email scam!

Posted on December 25, 2023

Email scams have been making the rounds ever since email first burst onto the scene back in the early days of the Internet.

There are countless ways for scammers to use fraudulent emails to separate honest people from their money, and unfortunately I’ve probably seen every one of them at one time or another.

Well, right now there’s a relatively new kind of scam email making the rounds.  [Read more…]

Why it’s a bad idea to respond to ‘Feel Good Posts’ on Facebook

Posted on December 2, 2023

If you use Facebook, you have surely seen tons of “feel good posts” pop up in your newsfeed. And if you’re like most people, you probably “Like” and “Share” some of them.

I used to Like and Share them too, back before I learned how dangerous they can be.

“Feel good posts” typically consist of a cute photo (often of a puppy, a kitten or a child) looking all lovable and cuddly. The photo will usually have some text on it that makes it almost impossible not to like or share the post.

Here’s an example of a typical “feel good post”:  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Cellular Carrier Loyalty Giveaway’ scam

Posted on November 12, 2023

As you probably know by now, the scammers of the world are always coming up with new ways to separate innocent people from their hard-earned money.

Since the dawn of the World Wide Web, most phishing scams have been perpetrated via email, but that’s beginning to change.

While email is still the primary vehicle for delivering these types of scams, a relatively new generation of scams are now arriving in the form of SMS text messages.

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Scam alert: Facebook is not going to make your private info public

Posted on November 6, 2023

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Well, this frequently recurring hoax is making the rounds on Facebook yet again.

Like most Facebook hoaxes, this one should be easy to recognize as such, but for whatever reason it’s being shared all over the place once again.

The actual wording of the hoax varies a bit, but it basically says Facebook is going to make all of your posts, comments, photos and messages public unless you copy and paste the fake scam warning to your Timeline.

Here is the text of the most popular version of the scam:  [Read more…]

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