Why You Should Not Answer Your Phone That’s right! We said do NOT answer your phone! There have been way too many issues lately of innocent yet unknowledgeable people getting scammed out of their hard-earned money. The first thing to know with your phone is to NOT answer the phone if you DO NOT KNOW …
How to Prevent Being Catfished Catfishing is a term used to describe the practice of creating a false identity online in order to deceive someone, usually for personal gain or to carry out some kind of scam. This can involve using fake photos, names, and other personal information to create a completely fictional persona. The …
Get Your FREE Identity Theft Guide from Making Sense of Security Too many will become victims of identity theft and not know it before it is too late. There are warning signs that identity theft may be happening to you. The signs can gradual or sudden. Many people don’t realize how much personal information they …
How to Spot and Avoid Gift Card Scams The IRS and state troopers are always on the lookout for tax collectors. They can find you in your favorite coffee joint, waiting to pounce at any moment. Ever get a voicemail or text message from an agent aggressively warning that you owe taxes and the only …
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are Just Around the Corner and Scammers are Gearing up to Flood you with Bogus Offers According to Adobe, consumers in the US are predicted to spend a staggering US$143.7 billion this shopping holiday season. Unsurprisingly, smartphones are expected to account for a significant part of the purchases made. Shopping …
Top 15 Tips To Prevent Robocalls We are being invaded by robocalls! These automated phone calls can be annoying and unwanted, but they usually deliver a recorded message. With the recent rise in IVR ( interactive voice response ) software tools, many businesses are using these types of automated calls as a marketing strategy. The …
How to Spot a Scam Before You Book Your Next Trip Thanks to the Internet, booking travel online is simple. But as your ideas of a spring break or summer vacation take shape, remember to be cautious when making reservations online. It’s happened to all of us. You’re scrolling through your Facebook feed and you …
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How College Students Can Use Dating Apps Safely College students are a prime target for cybercriminals. Many college students are active on dating apps, which can be a great way to meet fellow students. Students new to a college or university may use dating apps as a way to meet new mates and find new …
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How Fake Phone Numbers are Spoofed Scammers and cybercriminals have gotten quite clever when it comes to getting your attention. With technology advancing so quickly, it becomes challenging keeping up with the latest scam and how it is masked. Cyber scammers have turned to calling and text messaging your phone numbers to get information from …
Top 10 + Signs of Dating Scammers Many people everyday going looking for love in the most convenient way – online dating apps. Just like the users on such dating services, there are so many dating sites to choose from. There’s more than just Tinder. You have many choices like Bumble, Match, OKCupid, or even …
5 Signs You’re Being Catfished on Tinder – What You Need to Know and What You Can Do About it Thanks to advancing technology, the use of dating apps like Tinder, has made it possible to meet the love of your life. In fact, it’s more common than you think, with 1 in 5 relationships …
How to Know if the Website is a Hack According to defectors, North Korea’s cyber army has about 7,000 hackers. Their job is to wreak havoc on the country’s enemies. Recently, North Korean hackers targeted cybersecurity researchers in the U.S. North Korean hackers set up a fake cybersecurity company called SecuriElite. They also created fake …
Who Loves Tax Season Besides Accountants? Hackers It’s tax time in the United States, and even if you’re pretty sure you did everything right, you’re worried. Did I file correctly? Did I claim the right deductions? Will I get audited? Unfortunately, tax season brings out scammers eager to take advantage of your anxiety. The Tax …
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Employees need to continue being wary of phishing scams as they begin to return to the office, according to Roger Kay at INKY. Kay describes several phishing templates that INKY has intercepted in recent months, including one that informed recipients that they needed to fill out a compliance form related to COVID-19 risks. “Reasonably well …
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Microsoft Dominates as the Most Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks
Most Clicked Phishing Subject Lines To Link You Phishing comes in many forms of disguises to hook you. The most successful email lures don’t promise riches, but issue imminent cybersecurity warnings or urgent office messages, a report reveals. By now, even the least-seasoned email user knows not to open messages from Nigerian princes or vacationing …
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SCAM ALERT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CALLING SCAM DO NOT ANSWER The Social Security Administration recently announced that the public is being scammed with threats to cancel individual’s social security numbers. The victims are being told that they have “committed a fraud” and they are told to pay the SSA money and to do so with …
