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According to reports, a new phishing scam is targeting Comcast XFINITY cable Internet subscribers. The email reads: "Dear Comcast Customer, The Constant Guard service has updated the Online Security of Comcast Users. To link your account to our new update you just need to re-login your account using...
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With all the smartphones out there, as well as the fact that it seems everyone is using social media, it's no wonder that old scams are making a reappearance. One example is the grandparent scam, in which a scammer calls a elderly person pretending to be a grandchild in desperate need of money. The...
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Thanksgiving is this Thursday, and immediately after is the day shoppers everywhere wait for each year – Black Friday. Shoppers will be out in droves and the holiday shopping season will officially be underway. When the rush to get the perfect gifts for everyone on your list gets into full swing, it...
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A new phishing scam is making the rounds – and if you use PayPal, you could fall victim. The e-mail looks like it is from PayPal's account review team, and states that the site's security system has "blocked unusual charges to a credit card linked to your account." The message further...
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More than 430 million people around the world have been affected by cybercrime, according to a recent report released by Symantec. The report was based on interviews with nearly 20,000 people from 24 countries. The study showed that 14 adults are victims of cybercrime ever second, which means there are...
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Facebook is a social networking site that connects more than 500 million people. Users can create a profile, and add pictures, links and comments, and then choose network of Facebook friends with whom to share their profile. There are a variety of different privacy settings that allow other users to...
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P.T. Barnum famously said, "There's a sucker born every minute." That's exactly what identity thieves are hoping for. One of the most common ways thieves are stealing personal information is through phishing. The practice works like this: you receive an unsolicited e-mail that appears...
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You probably receive dozens of spam e-mails a day. Among them you see warnings that say you must contact your bank to prevent your account from being frozen, or that you must download information to double-check a purchase you don’t remember making. These are common examples of e-mail identity theft...
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The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning about a new phishing scam that is being passed around in Facebook. The subject if the scam is McDonald's, but the real target is your personal information. The scam claims that McDonald's is closing and there's a link attached that offers the...
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I am sure that most of you out there know what a phishing scam is, and I'm willing to bet that you could spot one when you see it. Well there is a new ingenious way of tricking someone into using a phishing site and it's called tabjacking. The scammer gets you to click on their site which could...
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