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How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2022 admin bbb, Better Business Bureau, child sexual abuse, e-cards, fake dating sites, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, john wallace, lockdown loneliness, malware, online scam, phishing, romance scam, SCAM, scams, sextortion, social media scams, social media shopping, survey scams, valentine's day, valentine's day scams, wymoo

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000

From romance scams and sextortion, to fake dating sites and phishing campaigns, here’s how to avoid a sting in the tail this Valentine’s Day.

Categories: Scams

Tags: BBB Better Business Bureau child sexual abuse e-cards fake dating sites Federal Trade Commission FTC John Wallace lockdown loneliness malware online scam phishing romance scam scam sextortion social media scams social media shopping survey scams valentine’s day Valentine's Day scams Wymoo

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Do not fall for the WhatsApp message about Jio Prime Offer. It’s a hoax!

March 8, 2018 admin Hacker, Jio hoax, news, online hoax, Online Hoaxes, online scam, Social engineering, spam

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:49:02 +0000

A message about a Jio Prime offer is circulating among WhatsApp users. Do not fall for it because it’s a hoax. Last evening, I received this message from one of my contacts. Looks like a genuine message, doesn’t it? But, it is nothing but a hoax. How do we know?…

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Scam Alert! Beware of online surveys promising free iPhone X

January 16, 2018 admin Adware, Hacker, malware, Online Hoaxes, online scam, privacy, spyware, survey scams

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:44:52 +0000

Ever came across an online survey that promised you a handsome prize? I did. And here’s what happened. While I was going about my daily work on the Internet, I came across the below page. As you can see, I received a congratulatory message for being a loyal Google…

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Beware of the new WhatsApp scam that promises FREE internet!

January 18, 2017 admin Android, Fake WhatsApp, malware, Mobile Security, online scam, Security, WhatsApp scam

Scammers never take a day off. And how do we know this? Well, they keep coming up with news ways and means to trick us. A fresh WhatsApp scam is running about and is tricking users with the promise of free Internet. Some WhatsApp users have reported having received a…

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