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Beware of roxmoney.club - it is a Fraudulent Work-From-Home Website

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The website www.roxmoney.club is a scam or fake being operated by online scammers or cyber criminals. The website (roxmoney.club) claims it offers members the opportunity to earn money for viewing ad units and attracting referrals, but this is only a trick get potential victims to sign-up with them. Once potential victims become members and have reached the $150 payment threshold in order to cash out or receive their money, roxmoney.club will ask them to buy fake referrals. If members buy the referrals, the website will charge their credit cards, kick them out of their accounts and disable them. This is when members will know that they have been scammed, when it is too late, because they have done all the work and have realized that they will never get paid. Therefore, online users are asked not to register with the fraudulent website and those who have already registered and working with the website are asked to stop. Continue reading...


Beware of zatmoney.club - it is a Fraudulent Work-From-Home Website

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The website www.zatmoney.club is a scam or fake being operated by online scammers or cyber criminals. The website (zatmoney.club) claims it offers members the opportunity to earn money for viewing ad units and attracting referrals, but this is only a trick get potential victims to sign-up with them. Once potential victims become members and have reached the $150 payment threshold in order to cash out or receive their money, zatmoney.club will ask them to buy fake referrals. If members buy the referrals, the website will charge their credit cards, kick them out of their accounts and disable them. This is when members will know that they have been scammed, when it is too late, because they have done all the work and have realized that they will never get paid. Therefore, online users are asked not to register with the fraudulent website and those who have already registered and working with the website are asked to stop. Continue reading...

Beware of "Your Microsoft Email Account Will Expire In 24 Hours" Phishing Scam

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Microsoft users who have received emails claiming that their accounts will expire are asked to delete them because they are phishing scams. The phishing emails are being sent by cyber criminals to trick Microsoft account users into clicking on a link in them, which goes to a phishing website that steals online account user names and passwords. Therefore, Microsoft users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their account password immediately, before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently. Continue reading...

Beware of "Get Your Programmed and Blanked ATM Card" Scams

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Online users who have received messages like the one below, which claim that they can get their programmed and blanked ATM cards to withdraw thousands of dollars daily are fraudulent and should not be responded to. First of all, what the messages are offering is illegal, and no one should attempt to rob an ATM unless they want to end up in prison. And, secondly, the messages are scams being sent by cyber criminals/scammers to trick their potential victims into sending them their hard-earned money, thinking they will receive what they were promised, although it is illegal. Continue reading...

Beware of "VIBER International Balloting Award Programme" Lottery Scam

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There is no "VIBER International balloting award programme" lottery. Therefore, recipients of messages claiming that they are winners in the same lottery or award programme asked not to follow the instructions in them. They should just delete them because the messages are fakes that being sent by lottery scammers to their potential victims. The scammers trick their potential victims into sending them their information by claiming that they are winners in a lottery that doesn't exist. Once they have received the information, they will subsequently ask their potential victims to send money in order to receive their so-called lottery prize. Continue reading...

Do Not Call 1-410-100-001 - the Number is Being Used by Cyber criminals

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Do not call 1-410-100-001. The number is being used by cybercriminals in an attempt to steal their potential victims' personal, account and financial information. The cyber criminals do this by sending out phishing text messages like the one below claiming the recipients' cards have been temporarily locked. The phishing message then asks the recipients to call the same number in order to unlock their cards. Continue reading...

Beware of "Your Apple ID has been Temporarily Locked" is a Phishing Scam

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The email message below, which claims the recipients' Apple ID has been temporarily locked, is another attempt by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ Apple account credentials. The fake email has links in it that go to the phishing Apple website that steals account usernames and password. The phishing website steals account credentials by asking visitors to sign-in with their Apple account usernames and passwords. Now, any attempt to sign into the fake or phishing website will result in the visitors’ Apple account credentials being sent to the cybercriminals responsible for the scam. Once the cyber crooks have gotten possession of the stolen account credentials, they will use it to hijack their victims’ Apple accounts and use the same accounts fraudulently. Continue reading...

Beware of "Viber Ballot Promotion" Lottery Scam

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There is no "Viber Ballot Promotion" lottery or award. Therefore, recipients of messages claiming that they are winners in the same lottery or award programme asked not to follow the instructions in them. They should just delete the messages because they are fakes that being sent by lottery scammers to their potential victims. The scammers trick their potential victims into sending them their information by claiming that they are winners in a lottery that doesn't exist. Once they have received the information, they will subsequently ask their potential victims to send money in order to receive their so-called lottery prize. Continue reading...


6 Tips to Stay Safe from Theft, Hacking, and Cyber-Attacks

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This is a digital era, where retail infrastructure is quickly transitioning from credit cards to a one-click shopping. What is not so clear is the personal risk and exposure that every consumer takes when we go online to buy wifi nanny cam or carry out a task. Continue reading...

Beware of "Email Deactivation Request" Phishing Scams

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Online users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim a request was made to deactivate their email accounts are asked to delete them. This is because the email messages are phishing scams that are being sent by cyber criminals trick the recipients into clicking on the links in them. The aim of the cyber criminals responsible for the fake email messages is to frighten the recipients in clicking on the links by claiming their email accounts will be permanently deactivated if they do not follow the instructions in the email messages to cancel the fake request. But, the links go to phishing websites that steal online account user names and passwords. Continue reading...

Beware of "www.rbfjg.com" - it is a Fake RayBan Sunglass Selling Website

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The website "www.rbfjg.com" is another untrustworthy online store claiming to sell RayBan sunglasses/eyeglasses, which online users are advised to stay away from. Persons who shop on the untrustworthy website run the risk of their personal, credit card and other payment processing information getting stolen by cyber-criminals and used fraudulently. They also run the risk of receiving counterfeit goods. Therefore, we do not recommend purchasing or visiting the website "www.rbfjg.com". Persons who have already used their credit cards on the fraudulent website should contact their banks or credit card company immediately for help. Continue reading...

Beware of "Apple Account Submitted to Reset your Password for Our Client Dashboard" Phishing Scam

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The email message below, which claims the recipients' Apple ID has been automatically disabled because of unauthorized login attempts, is another attempt by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ Apple account credentials. The fake email has links in it that go to the phishing Apple website that steals account usernames and password. The phishing website steals account credentials by asking visitors to sign-in with their Apple account usernames and passwords. Now, any attempt to sign into the fake or phishing website will result in the visitors’ Apple account credentials being sent to the cybercriminals responsible for the scam. Once the cyber crooks have gotten possession of the stolen account credentials, they will use it to hijack their victims’ Apple accounts and use the same accounts fraudulently. Continue reading...

Beware of "Steve McKay BitCoin Code Trading Software" Scam

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There is no "Steve McKay BitCoin Code Trading Software." The website thebitcoincode.com, which claims that Steve McKay, an ex-software developer from an unknown firm, created a Bitcoin Trading Software that has earned more than $18 million dollars in profit within the past 6 months, is a fake being operated by an online scammer. There is no such binary options trading system. If you search the internet, you will not find a Steve McKay BitCoin Code Trading Software on any reputable website, except on some deceptive websites created by scammers to convince their potential victims into signing up for binary options trading accounts with a broker and depositing a minimum of $250 into the accounts. Continue reading...

Beware of SMS PIN Code Verification Scams

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If someone calls or contacts you and ask you to give him/her an SMS PIN code that was sent to your phone, please do not. As matter of fact, never give out SMS PIN codes sent to your phone to anyone, not even to your friends or a customer support representative. I am telling you this because someone called me from a strange telephone number and told me he was doing some registration online and he mistakenly put my number in when he was registering. He said my number is similar to his number and that the password, code, or PIN of what he was registering with was sent to my phone, which I actually received. Continue reading...

Beware of "Facebook Online International Lottery" Scam

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The email message below which claims the recipients are winners in the Facebook Online International Lottery is a scam. There is no such lottery. As a matter of fact, there is no Facebook lottery. Therefore, recipients of similar messages claiming they are winners in some so-called Facebook lottery should never respond to the fraudulent email messages with their personal information or financial information, and should never send money to the lottery scammers. Continue reading...


Beware of mocelli.com (Mocelli) - it is an Untrustworthy eCommerce Store

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The website www.mocelli.com (Mocelli) is an untrustworthy eCommerce store claiming to sell watches, or give away free watches and the shoppers pay shipping only. Online users are advised to stay away from the untrustworthy website, and those who have shopped from it, run the risk of receiving counterfeit goods, poor quality goods that look nothing like what were advertised, or nothing at all. Therefore, we do not recommend purchasing from the Mocelli. Continue reading...

Beware of "Your Apple iCloud has been Locked" Phishing Scam

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The email message below which claims that the recipients' Apple ID have been been locked is another attempt by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ Apple account credentials. The fake email has links in it that go to a phishing Apple website which steals account usernames and password. The phishing website steals account credentials by asking visitors to sign-in with their Apple account usernames and passwords. Now, any attempt to sign into the fake or phishing website will result in the visitors' Apple account credentials being sent to the cybercriminals responsible for the scam. Once the cyber crooks have gotten possession of the stolen account credentials, they will use it to hijack their victims’ Apple accounts and use the same accounts fraudulently. Continue reading...

Beware of "Paid To Drive Concept By Hublot" Auto Car Wrapping Advertising Scam

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The "Paid To Drive Concept By Hublot" auto car wrap or autowrapping advertising below is a scam. The scam claims that vehicle owners with a driver's license can be paid $500 or more weekly via check (cheque) to have their vehicle wrapped with an advertisement. The scammers behind this fraudulent scheme or scam will send you fake checks, ask you to take your share of the money and wire the rest to a graphic designer or give it to someone else. But, the checks are fakes and will bounce. The wired money will actually go to the scammers behind this fraudulent scheme. You will then be left to pay back the bank the wired amount and other charges associated with the processing of the check. Whenever you receive offers that are too good to be true, please do your research before participating, even if the offers seem legitimate. Continue reading...

Beware of “Apple Security Breach iOS Crash” Scams - Do Not Call 1-844-837-6178

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Apple users who have received messages like the one below claiming that their Apple iOS security has been breached and crashed are asked to delete the messages. This is because the messages are fakes and the number (1-844-837-6178) the messages ask the recipients to call is a fake Apple Support number. Therefore, Apple users are asked not to call the number and should not follow the instructions in the messages. Continue reading...

Beware of zummoney.club - it is a Fraudulent Work-From-Home Website

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The website www.zummoney.club is a scam or fake being operated by online scammers or cyber criminals. The website (zummoney.club) claims it offers members the opportunity to earn money for viewing ad units and attracting referrals, but this is only a trick get potential victims to sign-up with them. Once potential victims become members and have reached the $150 payment threshold in order to cash out or receive their money, zummoney.club will ask them to buy fake referrals. If members buy the referrals the website will kick them out of their accounts and disable them. This is when members will know that they have been scammed, when it is too late, because they have done all the work and have realized that they will never get paid. Therefore, online users are asked not to register with the fraudulent website and those who have already registered and working with the website are asked to stop. Continue reading...

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