Telephone fraud is widespread, and even prudent users can fall for the tricks of experienced scammers. Whether it’s shock calls, the well-known but still successful grandchildren scam, or supposed calls from banks […]
It’s surprisingly easy to fall for an online scam even if you’re hyperaware of all the ways bad actors can trick you. Online scammers are playing a numbers game. If they send […]
PCWorld’s June Digital Magazine: How to spot an online scam
If you happen to receive what looks like a full retail copy of Microsoft Office in the mail and you don’t remember ordering it, it’s probably a bad idea to actually try […]
“I can’t believe he’s gone. I’m gonna miss him so much.” If you see a post on Facebook with these words (or even in this vein), watch out—your friend’s account is being […]
By now you’re probably on high alert every time you get an actual phone call from someone you don’t know. If it isn’t the usual “we’ve been trying to contact you about […]
It seems like the cryptocurrency boom has created a never-ending well of hucksters looking to steal your money. It’s scams all the way down. According to a recent alert from the FBI, […]
Phishing is one of the most popular techniques used by cybercriminals to break into your accounts, steal your data, and even infect you with malicious software like ransomware. According to the 2024 […]
If you think phishing scams only happen over the internet, you’d be dead wrong. In fact, there are many different types of phishing scams, including a recent type that occurs via traditional […]
If you’re trying to scam someone, you want to reach as many people as you can — that’s why you’ve almost certainly received one of the literally billions of scam phone calls […]
