Be careful about a new scam where you get a call or text message claiming to be from Amazon security and claiming they are trying to stop a fraudulent sale. There is a recent article that has all of the details. Click Here to Read it. Also, I had a client with the misfortune to [...]
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We have had several clients contact us about this particular scam. Many are very afraid, worried that they had a password or partial password they used… so the moral here is that everyone should set strong passwords. You can CALL KWD to talk about changing to stronger passwords, learn how, why, and what to do! [...]
A Google Chrome scam that could infect your computer with malware continues to pose a threat to users, according to cybersecurity experts. […]
Now it should go without saying that my PG&E bill is never overdue. So when I recieved the following email just a few days ago, I knew instantly that something was fishy. Scam emails come in all forms – double check emails that claim to come from PG&E and other utilities How to determine whether [...]
One of the most worrisome things you’ll ever see turn up in your e-mail inbox is a deluge of messages each comprised of a long block of text, usually cut-and-pasted from a work of literature. Messaging security company AppRiver says this means you’re a targeted victim in an unfolding attack — in what it calls [...]
Ever since Panda and Penguin (Google’s major changes to how they rank websites in order to fight web spam) have hit, a lot of companies have lost a large percentage of their website visitors. Bewildered by their sudden misfortune, many of these business owners have turned to me to review their websites and their SEO [...]
Convincing spam is the new normal It looks like an email from PayPal, but a closer look reveals it’s a fraud! Who did it really come from? Where does it really lead? What is this emails real purpose? Check out the version I received, and let me explain what this email shows me. This [...]
Major LinkedIn Password Breach! 6.5 million accounts compromised – be careful of phishing attempts… In a blog post, LinkedIn says that it will email all the users whose accounts were affected by the hack and give them instructions as to what to do next. The company warns that you should not click on [...]
Latest scam to steal your money There are several versions of this scam. Some are automated calls that leave a callback number; some talk with the victim. One version of the SCAM works like this. The victim receives a recorded message from a credit card or bank. The message indicates that the credit card or [...]
This is a clever one I just received, that really gives me a good example to show you what I mean when I talk about these email scams and how they work. Below is the text copy of the email I just received. I have deactivated the links because I don’t want anyone to misinterpret [...]
Visa / MasterCard FRAUD This is a really clever scam; I probably would have fallen for it. Read carefully and pass it on. This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want… All they want is the pin on the back of your card [...]
Search giant follows Facebook’s lead, allows users to recommend content and ads with “+1″ button. Google launched “+1″ today, a feature that allows users to recommend web content and ads to others in a similar manner to Facebook’s Like button. The +1 button will appear alongside search results and website content, and users’ interactions with [...]
Beware of a new email scam. The subject line says, “Action Required: Download New Acrobat PDF Reader for Your Windows” First tip off… odd grammar / phrasing in subject line. Second big tip, if you mouse over the links, you will see that is going to link to adobe-acrobat-download6 . com (DO NOT VISIT THAT [...]
Well, here’s another one. I just received an email from a domain registered in Russia, claiming to be an Adobe application update. Don’t be fooled by this one. Just take a look at the “whois” info for the domain name: Domain name: ADOBE-MAILER.COM Registrant ID: TAACTMK-RU Registrant Name: Kenny James [...]