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Package delivery email scams run in cycles. Watch for fake shipping notifications during the holidays because that’s when this email scam is at its highest level of …
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On November 19 at 8:00 pm, EST (5:00 pm, PST), I’ll be talking about the 12 Scams of Christmas with Authors on the Air host Pam Stack. This promises to be a fun time and…
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With the proliferation of smartphone technology, cybercriminals have retooled their method of attack to target these now ubiquitous platforms. In fact, a recent report by Securelist found 143,211 new malware modifications that target…
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One of the things about covering the subject of scams and cons is that everyone has at least one story of how they were almost taken. Immediately after last week’s newsletter, The Snitch…
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“You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” Supposedly, this time-tested quote came from none other…
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Got opinions? Want to get paid to express them? That’s exactly what this tip is all about. Let’s call this one the Fake Survey Scam. It all starts with an email that looks something like this…
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So you want cheaper insurance. Don’t we all? Whether we’re talking about auto insurance or health insurance, our wallets are squeezed by the real insurance companies while our email inboxes are flooded…
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Ebola’s all the rage. Not because we want it to be, but because it scares the hell out of people. It triggers fear, an emotion scammers love to prey on. Let’s look at the facts before getting into the tips…
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Believe it or not, there are still a lot of people who subscribe to the good, old-fashioned newspaper. In fact, there are so many who still subscribe that the scammers have taken notice…
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October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, so McKenna’s written a letter to the scammers of the world with just a few simple requests…
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During our last trip to Maui, we decided to take a trip to Iao Valley. It had rained heavily the night before, but we didn’t realize how much rain had been coming down in this area until we turned onto the road to the valley. During the trip, the clouds were playing peek-a-boo with the mountains around […]
