Email Scams

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. 

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: List Below

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. 

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:

Target Email Scam

Target Email and Gift Card: How The Scam Works The Target scam has two variations: the Security Breach email and the Gift Card scheme. Let's take a look at both. Target is one of the leading retailers in the world, and they take the security of their shoppers very seriously. Therefore, it was a […]

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Facebook Powerball Text

Facebook Powerball Scam: How It Works Entering lotteries with the hopes of a big payday is a typical activity for many people. But what happens if you receive a text message or email stating that you have been randomly selected to receive $50,000 just for using the internet? Well, you've just been the latest “lucky” […]

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Writer Publishing Deal

How the scam works: Scammers target unsuspecting authors with fake representation offers, followed by phony high-advance contract offers from a major publishing house– all within a few hours. The crooks are very convincing, as they pre-research all the names used in the correspondence. This way, when authors research the publishers themselves, they will find legitimate […]

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