An infestation of coronavirus / COVID-19 scams to watch out for
When it comes to making money from tragedy, scammers know no bounds. Even in the midst of a dangerous worldwide pandemic, their scummy minds are busy concocting nefarious schemes to…
Category Archives: Shady Marketing
New phishing scam emails target Apple users
We’ve all received those bogus phishing emails that begin with “Some limitations have been placed on your account…”, right? They’re mostly for PayPal and every bank imaginable, whether you have…
Microsoft sues tech support firm for bogus support
Microsoft, the software behemoth, usually doesn’t bother with small potato tech firms. Unless they start pimping themselves as Microsoft tech support and using Microsoft’s logo, defrauding consumers in the name…
Beware of invoices landing in your email inbox. They’re likely bogus.
You’ve no doubt received mysterious “invoices” landing in your email inbox, yet you don’t recall ever having ordered or contracted with the person or “service” contacting you. Guess what? Your…
That IRS robo-call you’ve just received? It’s not the IRS.
If you live in North Texas you’ve probably received a robo-call with this message: The reason for this call is to inform you that the IRS is filing a lawsuit…
Do you really want to scrimp on tech services? Here’s why you shouldn’t.
I hate receiving spam, but I especially hate receiving spam via the contact forms on my websites. It’s bad enough to receive spam, but to have spam sent to you…
Calling back that unknown phone number may cost you
As anyone visiting this site knows, besides our focus on the extended auto warranty scams, we really REALLY hate spam phone calls (aka telemarketing phone calls). I’m sure you’ve received…
Sick of comment spam? Here’s a list of known spammers for your block list
For those of you who have blogs and must wade through hundreds of spammy comments per day, I have a gift for you. Yep, my ever-growing list of known spammers, their URLs and…
Maker of the Snuggie gets slapped by NY Attorney General for $8M
If you live in New York and you recently purchased more Snuggies, Perfect Brownie Pans and Perfect Bacon Bowls than you had intended, you may be receiving a partial refund…
They’re at it again with the “2nd attempt” notices: extended warranty scammers are a tenacious bunch
So, just how many “2nd attempt” notices does one receive? And, of course, there are the endless “Final Notice” mailers…ah, if only they really were the FINAL notices we’d receive….