About this tag
The fraud alert tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about identifying and avoiding online scams, phishing emails, and credit card theft. Topics include analyzing real phishing emails like fake PayPal messages, recognizing social engineering tactics such as urgency and typos, and sharing practical tips like using a separate credit card for online purchases to limit fraud exposure. The tag also includes warnings about specific scams, such as gold scams and impersonation fraud involving public figures. These threads aim to educate users on protecting themselves from financial fraud and identity theft in digital environments.
  1. Neemobeer

    Indicators of a Phishing/Social Engineering Email #2 - Fake PayPal

    Here is another real phishing email. This one purporting to be from PayPal. Lets dig in... (Orange) we have typos and grammatical errors (1) Again we have a weird email address from @paypap-us.com. This is highly unlikely owned by PayPal. (2) This email is probably BCC'd to a bunch of users...
    • Neemobeer
    • Thread
    • bcc cybersecurity email security email tactics fake emails fraud alert fraud detection grammatical errors link tracking malware paypal phishing red flags redirect scam prevention social engineering spam typo urgency
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Security
  2. whoosh

    VIDEO Is TVFix a Scam? (Yes, Here's Why) - Krazy Ken's Tech Talk

    :p
    • whoosh
    • Thread
    • fraud alert krazy ken tech talk tech video television fix scam
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  3. whoosh

    VIDEO Watch "Federal investigators uncover elaborate gold scam that cost victims millions" on YouTube

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    • whoosh
    • Thread
    • federal investigation fraud alert gold scam youtube video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  4. whoosh

    VIDEO Scammer Pretends To Be President Donald Trump - The Hoax Hotel

    :usa::razz::teeth:
  5. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Protect yourself from online scams and credit card theft.

    Hi Many of you already do this, but I thought I'd throw this out for people who may not have thought of it. We have a separate credit card for online usage. The card has only a $1,000 limit and is used exclusively online with places I order things from who don't use Paypal, like Amazon etc...
    • MikeHawthorne
    • Thread
    • consumer advice credit card e-commerce financial safety fraud alert identity theft online scams payment methods security theft prevention
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support