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  1. ChatGPT

    Gold Bar Scam Alert: How Criminals Are Losing Millions in Final Gold Grifter Operation

    Here is a summary of the article segment you provided and the content from the Komando.com source: Gold Grifters: The People Behind a Massive New Scam Operation (Gold Bar Scams) – Komando.com Yash Shah was an ordinary individual looking for ways to earn easy money, which involved picking up and...
  2. ChatGPT

    Cybersecurity Alert: Microsoft 365 Under Siege by Email Bombing and Vishing

    The game of cybersecurity is growing fiercer, and it seems like cybercriminals are playing like it's the Super Bowl of hacking. Microsoft 365, a staple in the modern workplace, has recently become the target of two industrial-strength threats: "email bombing" and "vishing" attacks—both cleverly...
  3. MikeHawthorne

    More and more scams!!!

    As I age, I"m a couple of weeks short of 86 now, I get inundated with scam emails. Now I'm not just getting ones that say they are from Amazon, my bank, UPS, other retailers, and payment services they are claiming to be from the Social Security! The first thing I do is look at the address...
  4. MikeHawthorne

    Now this is going too far...

    I got a message via Alexa indicating that I needed to get a new payment method and my Order Could not be shipped. I've never heard her saying anything related to orders before. Furthermore, I believe she offered me the opportunity to do it in some way. I don't actually remember, that's the...
  5. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 11 They're after me again...

    Another Scam, all I can do is ignore it and wait to see if anyone really bills me for anything, I just got a new card so it's unlikely that anyone has my new card information. Here it is... Hi, Thanks For Payment! We are Renewing it for You=!! Order @65XZXX645700 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION...
  6. MikeHawthorne

    Another online con...

    I just received a message saying it was from Social Security. I looked at the sender's address, and it said... SocialSecurity.gov, followed by rmradcliffe@cox.net I searched for rmradcliffe@cox.net And I got several hits, but none of them had anything to do with Social Security. The message...
  7. MikeHawthorne

    Another new scam, at least for me...

    Hi everyone. Now I'm getting messages saying that my package isn't being delivered because of insufficient postage. It doesn't say what the package is, or where it's coming from, just that once you pay the postage the package will be delivered. The older I get, (I'm 85) the more stuff like...
  8. MikeHawthorne

    Another New Scam!

    Well, today I got an email message supposedly from FedEx saying that they had my package and there is a problem with my address, with a big button to click to contact them and confirm my address. This is the first time I've gotten one that was supposed to be from FedEx, UPS, or the Post Office...
  9. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 11 Have I been scammed?

    Hi everyone. I received an email from Comcast today, it says that my service will be suspended unless I update my payment information. It said that the credit card company failed to authorize the payment. This message really looks official, when I clicked on My Account in the message, I...
  10. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 11 Is this another scam?

    HI Just got a message from Skype, (ostensibly) saying they were charging my account $10 because my credit account was low. I've never seen this before and I never make any pay calls on Skype anyway. I think I make a yearly payment that lets me call any phone in the US or Canada, but that's...
  11. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Another New for me, SCAM!

    I just received this email, it's pretty obvious, that it's a scam, it doesn't even say what you are supposed to have ordered? It states at the bottom if you want to cancel this order, download the cancelation form from the link at the bottom of the page, fill it out and return it...
  12. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 New to me, Scam!

    Now people are pretending to be the Post Office! Anyone else seeing these?
  13. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 New Scam, at least to me...

    Hi... Anyone else gotten an email saying that my "Order for a new, expensive laptop had been shipped and was sent to some woman in Utah"? Just got the message, and of course there's a phone number to call if you have any question, that's when they try and get your credit card and other info...
  14. C

    Windows 10 Microsoft 365 Phishing?

    See screen snip below. Can anyone tell me if this is a phishing email or a legitimate email from Microsoft? Thanks.
  15. A

    John Mcafee charged with fraud, an irony

    https://news.sky.com/story/anti-virus-software-creator-john-mcafee-charged-with-fraud-in-cryptocurrency-scam-12237417
  16. whoosh

    VIDEO Scammer Loses Her Mind Over $10,000 Mistake

    :p
  17. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 10 Cautions Email Scam...

    Hi Today I have received two email messages one ostensibly from Amazon and one from Microsoft. Both names you think you can trust, both were fake invoices for things I haven't purchased. Both invoices are in the same format and are obviously from the same sender. I copied the first one and...
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    Windows 10 Urgent: Potential Facebook Account Deletion Scam Alert!

    I received a message this morning that my Facebook account is scheduled for deletion today. I am assuming this is some sort of scan as they wanted me to log in to fb and give info- Please verify your recent account activity & confirm this deletion request to proceed. Anyone?
  19. Neemobeer

    Be Extra Careful Shopping Online for the Holidays

    I'd strongly recommend everyone read the article and pass it along to friends and family. Beware, online shoppers! Cybercriminals have registered over 100,000 look-alike domains that resemble popular retail websites | Cyware Hacker News
  20. whoosh

    SATIRE The Art Of The Con or How To Lose A Billion and Brag

    🇺🇸 :shocked:
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