January 26, 2020

PayPal Email Scams and How To Avoid Them

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It’s time to take a look at another common phishing email! If you’ve been following my series, you’ll have read about the ones I’ve talked about regarding Netflix and Apple. In my last article, I talked specifically about an Apple ID Email Scam and how I avoided becoming a victim of it. You can read more about that here if you haven’t already.

I took a look at such things as the email address it came from, the email header itself, spelling and grammatical errors and also the fact that the email failed to address me by my name which is one of the biggest red flags out there. If it were a legitimate email they would address me by my first name since I have an account with them.

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January 18, 2020

Apple ID Email Scam and How to Avoid Becoming A Victim

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Welcome back folks and today I’m going to be talking about another type of email phishing scam. If you remember not too long ago, I talked about a Netflix phishing email scam that I received. Phishing emails are always dangerous as they can lead to malware and viruses being installed on your computer as well as the potential of having your identity stolen or even your bank account being accessed and funds being taken out of it.

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January 8, 2020

Netflix Phishing Email. What to Look For And How To Avoid It

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There are just so many scams and vulnerabilities out there that it’s almost tempting to just stay off the internet completely. You hear of so many stories of people falling victim to phishing emails and other scams that it seems there’s no way to avoid being a victim yourself.

Well I’m here to tell you that you can avoid being a victim and I’m going to show you how and what to look for. I’m going to be looking specifically at a Netflix phishing email scam and show you how to tell that it’s not a legitimate email from Netflix and other clues and indicators to look for. Without further ado, let’s jump into what a typical Netflix phishing email looks like.

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September 19, 2019

WARNING! New Calendar Scam!

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Phishing scams are increasing in frequency and sophistication these days and more and more people fall victim to them each and every day. New twists on older phishing scams are emerging and I want to talk to you today about one of those and how best to avoid them.

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October 14, 2016

FEMA Scams on the rise because of Hurricane Matthew

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Most people should know by now about how Hurricane Matthew sideswiped Florida as well as Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

There’s been lots of damage and flooding because of Matthew and unfortunately in the aftermath of storms like this, scammers come out of the wood works to try and take advantage of those affected. I hate being taken advantage of and it sickens me that in people’s time of need or most vulnerable, scammers will try to take whatever money they have left.

According to WLOS, North Carolina’s Attorney General is warning those in his state to be on the lookout for home repair fraud, price gouging, and fake FEMA and power crews that will be going around trying to rip people off.

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