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: Spam
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…
Scammers are now targeting web designers and other creatives
One of the most important warning signs when encountering a possible scam is the “If it’s too good to be true, it most likely IS too good to be true”…
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…
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…
Nigeria to Hong Kong: The Dying Woman Inheritance scam
Oh, poor Mrs. Barbara Manenga. She’s dying and wants to name you (and all the other people she’s scamming) as beneficiary for a whopping $7.5M. All you have to do…
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…
Fake compliments and gibberish comments
You’ve just launched a brand-spanking new blog and have received a comment to one of your very first posts. Exciting! Someone’s actually read and responded to your carefully written and…