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My mom had a fraud scare recently. I thought this was worth sharing. It seems she had an international money transfer request to her banking institution. The request was for more than $2,000 USD. It was going to be transferred into Japanese Yen.
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Chase logo source fly clipart There have been a number of text scams going around lately. I think a majority of them are phishing scams. Phishing scams are when someone calls, texts or emails you regarding a well-known company. it can be a bank, a store, or another website. The popular ones are Paypal, Amazon, and major credit cards and
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Post update 7/16/2022: To include a new text message I had an interesting text message today. I was sent a text from Amazon. It was a typical phishing text scam. These scams are becoming more and more common lately.
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I’ve had two fake email scams from a Gmail account claiming to be associated with Fashion Nova. Both emails are invitations for collaborations. I have never purchased from or even promoted Fashion Nova. I thought the emails were a bit suspicious because they were claiming you would be sent PR boxes and be paid a large amount for postings. I
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There seem to be a few different types of Collaboration or Content Creation emails going around lately. I recently shared one that claimed to be the fashion brand, Fashion Nova. That being said I’m always a bit wary of these types of requests because many come from companies I’m not familiar with. Or they are from overseas companies. Some may
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Earlier this week I had two suspected phone scam calls. One claimed to be from Bank of America and the other was from Discover. I would usually not think much of these but I’ve noticed a surge in Bank and Credit card companies alerting customers to scams. I’ve been having at least one to two emails a week.
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Updated: 7/1/2022 to add a new email that was sent to me. I had an interesting email sent to me by a company claiming to be Fashion Nova. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the brand. Fashion Nova is considered to be a fast-fashion company that sells affordable priced clothing and accessories. I’d like to add that I
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I was recently sent a very authentic-looking scam email. The thing is most of these emails have a tell-tell sign that they are scams. This email seemed to be from Citibank but I saw the tell that it wasn’t. Keep reading to find out more.
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I had another EDD (Employment Development Department) text message today. As I’ve shared before EDD does not send out text messages. This scam goes along with the credit card scams that have been happening over the last several years. It states your card has been temporarily suspended.
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Note all info shared was found via a Google search. A few days ago I had a very interesting phone call. The call was on my cellphone. As with many scams calls the call came from a spoofed phone number. It was listed as someone named Brian P. (i forgot the full last name) The caller claimed to be calling
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Updated: 5/24/2022 video added For those who live in California (this may hit nationwide as well) keep an eye out for this scam. I was sent a scam text today from CA’s unemployment office. Here it’s called EDD. I haven’t used EDD in years nor did I need to during Covid lockdowns. So this text sort of has me thinking
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Updated 5/23/2022 to add a video post. I had a new text scam today. This time it was from Chime. I don’t use the online banking product. But I thought I’d bring this scam to your attention.
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I was chatting with a friend recently and he asked me if I was aware that Facebook had a dating section. I told him yes I’d seen something about that a few years back. I’ve never used it. Well, he went on to tell me an interesting story. It looks like gift card scams are hitting Facebook dating.
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I’ve shared about this a few times in the past but I never get tired of repeating this. All social media verification is free. At least from what I’ve read. You don’t need to pay hundreds or in some cases thousands of dollars to have your social media verified. Now that I’ve got that out of the way let’s get
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It looks like the iCloud scam is back again. Yes, it’s not a new scam but this time I had a new scam version. I had a text message. My previous encounters with the iCloud scam were with automated phone calls.
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Earlier today I had a rather interesting text. It was a (possibly new) text scam. It stated I had won Powerball. I can also admit that I didn’t think the California lottery or any state lottery will text you if you’ve won a prize. Let alone know a person’s phone number. Like many text scams, it directed me to click
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UPDATE 5/9.2022: since my creation of this video and previous blog post I’ve been contacted again by another profile with the same tactic. I recently was tagged by a random account sharing that I’d been selected as a winner of a new iPhone 13. Here’s the thing I never entered a giveaway and the profile was clearly fake. The photo
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AT&T Direct TV logo source by Logo Dix https://logodix.com/att-directv So I’ve been having this call repeatedly every few weeks. The call is either automated or sounds like a female caller. This call was from 1-866-627-3641. The message states the following: Hi there, I’m calling you from AT&T/Direct TV to let you know that your existing account is qualified for 50%
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UPDATE 3/9/2022: Since my original post I’ve been contacted by another IG profile sharing I’d won an iPhone again. It’s the same tactic but using a different promo profile to claim the prize. Well just like the iPhone giveaway scams have made their rounds on Facebook It looks like Instagram is the next target. I’m not surprised since they are
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Updated 2/2/2022: I added a new video post at the end of the post. It’s a new day and here’s another scam going around. I had a new email scam that I thought I’d share with all of you today. This is a new scam to me but it appears to be going around for a few years. The scam
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All links shared in this post were found via an online search. Okay, this should be common sense but please don’t send your Paypal, Cashapp, or other peer-to-peer payment info to strangers. Yes, I know there are valid social media giveaways via Twitter where people have been gifted cash from celebrities to select peer-to-peer payment options. I know Cashapp had
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I’ve been having this spam/scam survey request pop up for the last few weeks in my email inbox. It seems to be enticing because it asks about your Pfizer treatment. The email is not from Pfizer nor is it from Moderna. There were a few of these emails but they are the same basic premise.
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For the last two days, I’ve been seeing this email scam. This may not be new but it does look very legit. I’ve had a number of these scam emails land in my inbox lately.
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I was recently sent a scam email that caught my eye. It was claimed to be from Chase yet it offered an attached PDF when I opened the email. Bank or credit card email scams can be very official looking and include brand logos and even contact information. The thing about ones with PDFs attached is that you don’t know
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For the last two days, I’ve been sent two very odd and rather suspicious emails. They are direct and sent from a generic or auto-generated email address from an email marketing service. Being that the content was a bit suspicious I thought I’d share it with all you readers.
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I happened ot have an interesting email land in my inbox today. As I saw it was listed in the spam folder I still checked it out. When I started to read it i noticed it sounded a bit familiar in its storyline. I also knew what the sender was going to request before I got to the end of
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I recently saw a news report stating that there is a new Venmo scam making the rounds via social media. Currently, it seems to be targeting Instagram users. As we know social media users are not strangers to being targets for scams. The most common scams are that you’ve won a prize from a giveaway or brand.
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As we know scams are everywhere but today I had an email from the FTC sharing about a new phishing scam. As we know there have been a few Covid relief programs happening. With that being said we know that usually brings out scammers. The latest email phishing scam claims to be from the Chair of the FTC. The Federal
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I’ve had a number of spam scam emails lately. This isn’t new but I did have two that I hadn’t seen before. So I figured I’d share them with all of you. Remember always contact brands be it stores, online retailers, or other companies directly. I’ve shared about a few scam emails in the past. As well as earlier this
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All links shared were found via a Google search. Sources are cited in the post. I had an interesting email today. I thought I’d share it with all of you. As we know job scams are always something to look out for. I think I had a job offer for cryptocurrency mining via an app today.
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All links provided were found via a Google search. Sources are listed near the link. I’ve noticed a rise in brands/companies direct messaging me via social media mainly on Instagram. This isn’t anything new but some of these requests can seem odd. Most ambassador requests have been direct messaged to me via someone claiming to be a brand recruiter or
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In the past, I’ve shared about social media marketing tactics and spam. Well, it seems there is a new way marketing sites are trying to get your money. You may be asking how? Well, I’ll tell you sites are charging to help you become verified on social media platforms. I will admit this isn’t a new practice but it seems
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All info shared was found via a Google search. You can visit the links provided to read more details about the topic shared in this post. I tend to have my fair share of job offers via emails. Most are from job boards I sign up for. Others are the typical spam of work with us and we’ll pay you
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I had an interesting phone call today. According to a robot voice, I was going to be charged $300 USD for an Amazon gift card. Of course, I knew it was a scam. I let the robot voice finish its spiel before hanging up.
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There seems to be a number of text scams going around again. Lately, they have been decal or car wrap scams These scams claim that they will add an advertisement or decal sticker on to your car, truck, or motorcycle. Any vehicle for that matter. The offer states that you can be paid up to $500 a week. Sound too
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Note: the Facebook page I share in the video has been removed. thumbnail image source pixabay.com intro: 0:00 What to look for 0:43 More tips/Final thoughts: 2:00 I just thought I’d bring this topic back up again. I had a freebie page send me a friend request. This raised a red flag since I know most freebie or large brand
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So I’ve been a Norton customer for many years. Lately, I’ve noticed I’ve been sent a few spammy looking emails. Again this isn’t anything new. As we know email fraud is a big business for scammers. Yet, this one is a bit different. It’s a receipt much like the PayPal scam I share with all of you a while ago.
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Remember when I mentioned I was threatened with a lawsuit a few weeks ago? If you don’t you can read the post here. Well it looks like I was right all along. The website that harrassed to threaten me is now down. I’ve been monitoring their progress since this whole thing started. Now that the sites not available I’ll share
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image source by Pixabay thumbnail image source pixabay intro: 0:00 Email scams: 0:48 Package delivery scams: 2:31 Marketing Scams:3:59 Other tips: 7:16 Scams are everywhere these days. I thought I’d point out a few red flags that may help you spot a scam. It doesn’t matter if it’s an email claiming to be PayPal or Amazon. You need to know
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I recently was sent another Paypal scam email. Again these aren’t new but the one I was sent may cause worry for someone. So I thought I’d share about it.
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I’ve shared about PayPal phishing scams in the past but there always seems to be a new twist to these types of email scams. I thought I’d share another PayPal phishing scam that is going around.
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As we all know scams are everywhere but lately it seems social media has seen an up tick in them. I’ve shared about this topic in the past and I have a feeling it will on going. I’ve come across a few fake accounts and know they are fakes. But when some people take it upon themselves to con others
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header image provided by Pexels I had an interesting letter in the mail today. Like many of you we get a lot of junk mail at my house. I still take the time to open it though. Today I’m glad I did. I think I may have been sent a possible scam letter. The letter was addressed to my parents.
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header image provided by Pexels I don’t know about anyone else but I’ve been noticing a rise in fake accounts on social media. It doesn’t matter if its Instagram, or Facebook. Twitter may have some as well. But I’ve seen a big rise especially for Instagram. It doesn’t matter if they are sugar daddy profiles or fake profiles for brands
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header image provided by Pixabay Job scams aren’t anything new but I think they are on the rise especially now. Many people are now searching for new jobs or browsing job boards. I had an interesting email recently that I thought i’d share since there is so much fraud happening right now.
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header image provided by Pixabay I thought I’d share two scam emails that have popped up lately. There are many scams going around and I think some may have tripled. I’ve shared many in the past but I’ve noticed a rise in wire transfer or money emails again. Most of these emails try to entice you with large sums of
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header image provided by Pixabay I found a very interesting direct message this morning. Like I’ve shared in the past I’m always getting some interesting messages. Today’s message is no different and i know it’s a scam. I had noticed the person had followed me yesterday afternoon. I checked out the profile and noticed that it had a what could
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header image provided by Pexels Well there seems to be a new text message scam going around. This one was sent to my mom. It seems like it’s a phishing scam mixed with a bit of a dating or personal touch. So like most of the text scams lately they range in style or type. This seems new to me.
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header image provided by Pixabay I thought I’d share a new twist on the existing lottery winner scam. I had a spam email that was sent to me this week. Oddly enough it was in german yet when translated thanks to Google it referenced a lottery winner that was from the US. Here’s the thing this scam is using some
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thumbnail and intro image source pixabay.com This isn’t a new scam nor is it something that will go away. But just to be clear you will not win a million dollars for sharing a post to 10 Facebook groups or with 10 Facebook friends. These are the most common scams happening right now. It’s similar to the ones I shared
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header image provided by Pixabay I came across another phishing scam email recently. This is another version of the unclaimed package email. Basically the email is sent from an official looking office asking you to claim an random package. Many packages are stated to be of high value or that you will be give a certain amount of money for
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header image provided by Pixabay I happened to have a new email that has a bit of a twist on the existing wire transfer scams going around. This email was sent today 5/5/2020. Like with many random email scams let’s not fall for them.
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thumbnail image source pixabay.com I thought since I’d been talking about scams this month I’d end on the same topic. there are so many scams going around that I have trouble keeping up. But I thought I’d share two that I’ve come across. It appears that now sending an email address and requesting you send an email is another way
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header image provided by Pixabay Having random direct messages via social media isn’t a new topic. I’ve shared my a few posts in the past about this. But this weekend I had a new twist on the money request direct messages. I can see espcially now during this time of COVID-19 that people would reach out to others trying to
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thumbnail image source pexels.com Since I talked about Instagram last week I thought I’d cut the video up into two parts since I know I can be a bit long-winded. So today’s video will focus on Facebook. Facebook Now for Facebook, you can tell if profiles are fake because they may list a different page topic such as there may
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Image source by Pexels humbnail image source pexels.com I thought I’d share my insight on how to spot fake accounts or profiles via social media. I’m going to be talking about Instagram and Facebook. There seems to be a rise in fake accounts or profiles lately. Today’s video will focus on Instagram. Instagram: some profiles will send random messages or
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thumbnail image source pixabay.com this post sort of goes hand and hand with last week’s vlog post. There seems to be a rise in YouTube phishing emails or possible hacking issues happening. I found out about his via The Creators Insiders video post on March 5th, 2020. You can see that video by visiting the link below. They explain some
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header image provided by Pixabay This scam to add a sticker or wrap to your car to make money isn’t new. But I guess it’s popping up again. My mom had a text this morning from a Gmail account. Like many of these scams the texts are brief and claim you’ll earn a few hundred dollars pay.
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thumbnail photo source pixabay.com Phishing scams seem to be on the rise lately. I thought I’d share a few tips as well as one email I was sent recently. Remember if you’re sent an official-looking email from your bank, credit card or payment service always double-check with them before clicking any links in the emails. The sender of the email
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header image provided by Pixabay Intro image source provided by pexles.com My dad had this call on his cell phone earlier today. Just a reminder the US government will not call to tell you that you are being investigated for any crime. They usually will visit you in person either at home or at your workplace like usually don’t press
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header image provided by Pixabay As we all know there are new scams appearing daily. Well, today isn’t any different. My dad had a spam text this morning. I also did some digging but we’ll get to that in a bit. It seems this text message is regarding Netflix. I’m not s Netflix user and I’ve never had an account
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header image provided by Pixabay I’ve been seeing a lot of spam and scam posts via Facebook groups lately. Well since I’m nosy i tend to look up the pages people share to see what they are about. I’ve noticed one page popping up a few times in a few Facebook groups. I like everyone else like giveaways but I
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header image provided by Pixabay I just happened upon this spam email. I know it’s not legitimate but it could land in someone’s inbox all the same. We all use different online payment methods. One of the popular ones is PayPal. Well, this email claims to be from PayPal. We now phishing scams aren’t anything new and to the untrained
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header image provided by Pixabay I happened to come across an email yesterday that called my attention. It seems that the investment email scams are back again. For those of you who may not be familiar with these scams, they are basic emails proposing you help someone by either investing in business or opportunity. Many of these emails have a
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header image provided by Pixabay I had a new email this morning and thought I’d share it with all of you. This is another fashion-centered brand or influencer marketing company that reached out to me. CHIC NYC is the company that reached out to me. From what I learned they don’t seem to all they appear to be. I found
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header image provided by Pixabay I thought I’d share another possible email phishing scam with all of you. I posted about it a few days back via my Instagram profile.
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header image provided by Pixabay Earlier I was checking my email. Well to my surprise I came across an interesting spam message. I know I shouldn’t open these but every once in awhile I do. Today I’m glad I did. I often double-check my spam folder to make sure some of my general email that is sent to my blog
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thumbnail image from https://pixabay.com/ I thought I’d share this with you all. I’d been contacted by this company before but this time I did a little digging. You can read more about it via my blog post listed below. https://www.lifewithpal.com/… I mentioned this company (Name not shared) via this video post https://youtu.be/JCbTNGPMlsE I thought I’d alert you all just to
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header image provided by Pixabay This morning when I turned on my phone I noticed I had a very random text message. Granted we may all get text messages. Some may be personal or others may be more along the lines of marketing. I’ve had my fair share of spam messages over the years but this one this morning was
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header image provided by Pixabay I thought I’d share a few more email scams I’ve come across lately. I had one end up in my inbox. Like usual don’t reply back to these or send any financial information. Another version of the Beneficiary Scam I shared a few versions of this scam recently. Basically it’s like an inheritance scam. Someone
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