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It seems that Messenger is the latest platform to be used by scammers and sex workers. Granted this probably isn’t anything new. But it’s the first time someone I know was messaged by a possible sex worker or scammer. I don’t know for certain if the person who contacted my friend is a sex worker but the way the conversation […]
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It seems some of these romance scams are going around again. Granted they are nothing new but at times some of these approaches are getting downright silly. I’ve had a few Direct messages via Twitter and I had to laugh.
Romance Messages are starting to get silly Continue reading
Well, it looks like there are more scams claiming to give you prizes or gifts from the clothing brand Shein going around social media. I was tagged on Instagram again in one of these scams twice this week.
There are more Shein scams going around Continue reading
I saw an interesting and a bit alarming thing when opening Instagram. I found that some stranger had created a random group chat and added me. Did I know who this person was? No, I didn’t.
I was added to a random group chat on Instagram Continue reading
Earlier this week I had a very random direct message via one of my Instagram accounts.
I had someone DM me on Instagram asking for money Continue reading
Being a content creator I tend to have a lot of emails offering me partnerships for my Youtube channel or even general affiliate or promotional advertising offers. These are all great but I’ve come to find that most are scams. How can this be? If you check the email addresses and read the emails you might find some red flags.
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Last week I was watching a video update from Creator Insiders (YouTube creator’s info channel). So I left a comment. Well, a few hours later I had a comment from someone suggesting I DM them on Telegraph. I don’t use the Telegraph app. For those of you who don’t know what Telegraph is it’s a messaging app. So basically it’s
A possible new scam is hitting Youtube comments Continue reading
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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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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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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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 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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So i shared about this topic earlier this month. You can see the original post by visiting the link provided. I can say this much social media never ceases to amaze me.
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header image provided by Pixabay I had an interesting email early this morning. I tend to have a lot of marketing advertisements that are sent to my blog email account. Most are just spam or sites offering services to purchase followers along with their own “organic growth” tips or tools. Today’s email wasn’t any different. But I thought I’d pass
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header image provided by Pexels I’ve had an interesting email the other day. It was an invite to join or set up a chat time with a rep from a site named Social Stance. Well, it seems they try to help people gain followers by having them join or apply to join a giveaway where a large influencer or notable
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header image provided by Pixabay I think many of us who use social media tend to think our profile growth may be slow or maybe your not having any growth at all. Like with most social sites they are ever-changing. Maybe you have a small blog (like me) or you’re a business. Even if you’re a content creator you still
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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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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 So I had another email from a company I talked about in a video I posted a few weeks back. This morning I did a little digging and found out that it could be a possible scam. If you’re a blogger or vlogger or have a noticeable online presence you may be contacted by influencer
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As you all know for some strange reason my Instagram account is very active for random messages. Today I had a new one that I had to share. It seems these profiles are trying to direct message people under the guise of being someone famous. Granted at times it’s obvious that they aren’t who they claim to be but I
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This happened earlier this week. i figured I’d share it with all of you.
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