by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Ransomware is the name for malware that once installed on a computer, often unwittingly through clicking on links in spear phishing emails, encrypts and locks all of the victim’s data. The cybercriminal then threatens to destroy the data unless a bounty is...
by admin | Oct 25, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
While we are all familiar with the Equifax data breach, many people are not aware of the many ways our credit reports are used and our rights in regard to our credit reports. Here is a link to an article I wrote for the Saturday Evening Post that tells you what you...
by admin | Oct 24, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently a Netflix customer called what he thought was the company’s customer service number that he obtained through a Google search, but actually ended up calling a scammer who had managed to set up a phony website and manipulate Google’s algorithms to...
by admin | Oct 24, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams for four years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular scam around the country and the FBI has issued a warning to everyone about this scam. The scam starts with a telephone call informing the...
by admin | Oct 23, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Last Friday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients beginning in January of 2018, however, scammers are already taking advantage of this news and making calls to unwary seniors in which...
