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  • Phishing ScamsPhone ScamsScams

    ‘Call Support’ Amazon Phishing Scam Emails

    by Brett M. Christensen January 20, 2021

    Keep an eye out for fake Amazon order notification emails that ask you to call “fraud prevention support” if you didn’t authorize the supposed payment.

  • Facebook ScamsPhishing ScamsScams

    ‘Look What I’ve Found’ Facebook Messenger Scam

    by Brett M. Christensen January 9, 2021

    If you use Facebook Messenger, keep an eye out for posts with the text “Look what I’ve found”.  The posts supposedly link to a “private video”. 

  • Faux Images and Videos

    Photos of Houses in Weird Places

    by Brett M. Christensen December 10, 2020

    These rather compelling images depicting houses in weird places have been circulating via email and social media since at least 2007.

  • Facebook RelatedFacebook ScamsScams

    Free Cadbury Hampers Giveaway Scam Hitting Facebook (Again)

    by Brett M. Christensen December 9, 2020

    According to a post that is currently circulating rapidly on Facebook, Cadbury Australia is giving everyone who shares and comments a free chocolate hamper.

  • Advance Fee ScamsCOVID-19Scams

    Another Absurd COVID-19 Themed Scam Attempt

    by Brett M. Christensen December 3, 2020

    Some scam attempts are just so silly and transparently fraudulent, that they are almost amusing. 

  • Phishing ScamsScams

    Netflix ‘Your Auto Payment Cannot Process’ Phishing Scam Email

    by Brett M. Christensen December 3, 2020

    According to this email, which purports to be from Netflix, your automatic payment for the service ‘cannot process” and you must click a link to update your “payment methode”.

  • Malware

    Three Malware Distribution Methods You REALLY Need to Know About

    by Brett M. Christensen October 30, 2020

    Criminals use many ways to distribute malware. However,  among such tactics, they repeatedly use variations of the following three methods in their malware email campaigns.

  • Phone ScamsScams

    Beware of Fake SMS Promising Cash and Prizes from Celebrities

    by Brett M. Christensen October 30, 2020

    A favourite scammer ruse is to pose as a high profile celebrity who is supposedly giving away cash and prizes to selected fans.

  • Hoaxes

    Hoax – NASA Predicts Total Blackout of Planet in December

    by Brett M. Christensen October 28, 2020

    Circulating message claims that NASA has predicted a total blackout of the planet for a three-day period in December.

  • Phishing ScamsScams

    ‘Blocked From Receiving Emails’ Phishing Scam

    by Brett M. Christensen October 14, 2020

    According to this email, which claims to be from the “Mail Administrator”,  you will be blocked from receiving email within the next 24 hours.

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