The most common form of electronic communication is also one of the most common avenues for scammers as email scams have been running for decades.Â
Some refer to the pop culture, contests, pandemic-related information, and surveys, promising free money for vital information. That’s one of the oldest phishing scams.
The email scams often lead to identity theft. The good news is, here is how to remove your personal information from the Internet.
Email scams have gotten even more sophisticated, including Amazon scam email messages that really appear to be from the Amazon website. Here is how you can detect and block any harmful website on the Internet.
Apple ID email scams are common as well, with the millions of users of iPhones and other Apple products across the globe.Â
New email scams are arising every day, so keep your eyes open and watch this space to learn about them as they develop. See below:
4 Ways To Tell If Your Email Address Is At Risk By compromising your email, hackers can access sensitive information in your accounts, even financial information. In the worst-case scenario, they can sure steal your identity, getting medical services and loans on your behalf, and ruining your credit score. There are tons of ways to […]
Watch out for a new NortonLifeLock Email Scam happening these days. It is a "NortonLifeLock Security 1 Year Subscription Pending" message.
Beware of the Capella BioScience scam. If you have received an email from Steve Holmes at [email protected], be careful.
Beware of the Netflix Free Year Scam. What is it? It could be a fake Netflix promo, a cancellation scam email or a bogus offer, for a survey.
Beware of a fake Google subpoena scam going around the web. It comes as an email featuring a subpoena notice from Google. See how it works here:
Beware of a new email circulating in the United Kingdom, known as the HM Court & Tribunal Service Scam, aka the fake Penalty Charge Notice.
Extortion email 101. Here is what you need to do to avoid.
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Vince Camuto Email Scam: How It Works Vince Camuto is a renowned American shoe designer who rose to fame after founding the women’s fashion brand Nine West. However, there is an email going around these days claiming to be from his office – nothing but the latest phishing scam. The scam follows the same pattern […]
Sole Society Legal Action Email: How The Scam Works Sole Society is a well-known company that designs and sells women fashion products. Taking advantage of its popularity, scammers came up with a new way to victimize its clients – and not only. It is a phishing scam with a message that has two variations: the […]
Zoom Meeting Invitation: How The Scam Works One of these days, you may receive an email that looks like you have been invited to a Zoom meeting. The invitation seems very official and slightly bears Zoom’s branding and style. The email going around looks like this – see screenshot below: Let’s take a […]
Backlink Law Firm: How The Scam Works Did you receive an email from a ‘lawyer’ called Linda Harris from a law firm supposedly called Davis Robbins? You are not alone. You may be the victims of the Backlink Scam, or the DMCA Copyright Infringement scare. Let’s dive in to see how it works. Most Search […]
TV Licensing Cancel Scam: How It Works If you live in the United Kingdom, there is an email going around today that are pretending to be sent from TV Licensing. It may also come as a text message. They announce that the company has cancelled your license as they were unauthorized to process your […]
We are living in a world that can have many different drawbacks that change our lives forever. Many people fall for various con artists and scammers, the most common of which operate through the inheritance scams that made thousands lose their money. In this article, we will share some information with you regarding these scams. […]
OurTime Subscription Purchase Scam: How It Works OurTime.com is an online dating website that caters to people over 50. The platform seems to be doing a decent job connecting its members – despite some complaints – and has over 7 million users per month. While OurTime’s services are appreciated more or less, scammers also joined […]
Undelivered Email Scam: How It Works Beware of a new-old email scam that is going around this week: the Undelivered Email. How does it work? Your inbox shows you a list of undeliverable emails that you’ve apparently received. Here is how the scam works, so you can avoid it. Recipients are prompted to decide […]
GoDaddy Account Verification Scam: How It Works If you are the owner of a website hosted by GoDaddy, watch out for the latest scam, the GoDaddy Account Verification Email. The scam has been making a lot of victims out there precisely because it resembles the messages that the official GoDaddy Support Team sends out […]
BMW Lottery Winning Scam: How It Works Thousands of people around the world have been receiving these days an email apparently coming from the BMW headquarters. It informs the potential victims about a BMW lottery winning and congratulates the recipients about the award: a brand new car and cash on the side. The sender uses […]
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