Beware of North Carolina Education Lottery and LinkedIn Online Lotto Scam
The email message below, which claims that the recipients are lottery winners of the North Carolina Education Lottery and LinkedIn Online Lotto email address free-ticket draws of the 2016 Promotion...
View ArticleBeware of Citibank "Important Information - Please Validate Your Account...
The email message below with the subject: "Important Information: Please Validate Your Account Information," which claims the recipients are required to validate their account information to enable our...
View ArticleEasily Remove the 1-888-651-2943 Adware Pop-up from your Computer
Below are instructions for easily removing the 1-888-651-2943 popup from the PC or MAC. 1-888-651-2943 pop-up is an adware that hijacks your web browser and displays annoying and fake messages that...
View ArticleBeware of "Account Temporarily Blocked Until Verification" Chase Bank...
The email messages below: "Account Temporarily Blocked Until Verification," are phishing scams. The fake email messages were not sent by Chase, but by cyber-criminals. Therefore, the instructions in...
View ArticleBeware of "Your ATM Master Card Is Ready" Phishing Scam
The email message below with the subject: "Your ATM Master Card Is Ready ," which claims there is an ATM Visa Card that contains millions of dollars that is ready for the recipients, is a phishing...
View ArticleBeware of "Giving Away 2 Mercedes Benz 2016 to Two Lucky Winners" Facebook Scam
The Facebook post below: "Giving Away 2 Mercedes Benz 2016 To Two Lucky Winners," is another Facebook like-farming scam. The scam is similar to other thousands of like-farming scams that are attempting...
View ArticleBeware of "Visa Card International Mega Jackpot" Lottery Scams
It is important that Visa card users know that there is no Visa Card International Mega Jackpot. Therefore, if they have received the lottery scamming email message below, which claims they have won or...
View ArticleBeware of “Account Suspension Notification (Final Warning)” Phishing Scam
The email message below with the subject: "Account Suspension Notification (Final Warning)," which claims a termination request was sent from the recipients' mailbox account, is a phishing scam created...
View ArticleFake-News - "Million Pounds of Rat Meat Being Sold As Boneless Chicken Wings...
The article below: "Million Pounds of Rat Meat Being Sold As Boneless Chicken Wings in U.S," published on fake-news websites: "www.tmzworldnews.com" and "www.celebtricity.com," is a hoax. The fake...
View ArticleBeware of "Important Account Alert - You Have A New Secure Message" Bank of...
The email message below, which appears as a Bank of America (BOA) alert, claiming there were several failed login attempts on the recipients’ online banking accounts, is a phishing scam. The fake email...
View ArticleBeware of Apple iTunes App Store Invoice Phishing Emails
Apple customers are asked to be aware of fake email invoices (see below) claiming that they have purchased products from Apple's App or iTunes store. The fake email invoices were sent by scammers to...
View ArticleBeware of "Warning - Account De-activation is Being Processed - Verify to...
The email message below with the subject: "Warning: Account de-activation is being processed (Verify to protect)," which claims that the recipients' email accounts are in the process of being...
View ArticleBeware of “Your Mail Account Has Exceeded Its Quota Limit” Phishing Scam
The email message below, which claims that the recipients’ email accounts have exceeded their quota/limit and need to be re-validated, or else the recipients will not be able receive new emails, is a...
View ArticleBeware of "gateway-sec-checkout.com" - A Fraudulent CLA Safflower Oil Selling...
The website: "www.gateway-sec-checkout.com," is another untrustworthy online store claiming to sell CLA Safflower Oil, an alleged weight loss dietary supplement. Online users are advised to stay away...
View ArticleThe Business Proposal Email from Sgt. Monica L. Brown is a Scam
The fake email message below, which the alleged sender, Sgt. Monica L. Brown, is asking the recipients to help her transfer millions of US dollars, is a scam. Every month, thousands of these email...
View ArticleDo Not Call 1-888-920-4370 - It is a Fake Technical Support Number
Scammers are using the telephone number: 888-920-4370, to collect their potential victims’ information. Scammers are sending out fake technical support email messages like the one below, which claims...
View ArticleBeware of "AOL! Incoming Emails on Hold" Phishing Scam
The email message below, which claims that a request to delete the recipients' email box permanently, is a phishing scam. The fake or phishing email message was NOT sent by AOL, but by cybercriminals,...
View ArticleBeware of "Our System Has Detected Suspicious Activity on Your Account"...
Facebook users who have received fake or phishing messages like the one below, claiming that suspicious activities were detected on their Facebook accounts, are asked to delete the same messages or...
View ArticleBeware of "IRS Federal Student Tax" Scams
Taxpayers, be aware of scammers, pretending to be IRS agents, demanding payments for "Federal Student Tax". There is no such tax. The IRS issued a news release warning taxpayers about scammers...
View ArticleBeware of Netflix "Problem with Your Membership" Phishing Scam
The email message below, which claims that Netflix is having trouble authorising the recipients' credit cards, is a phishing scam. The fake Netflix email message was sent by cybercriminals, to frighten...
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