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It appears the Secret Santa scam is back this year. This scam has been going around social media for a few years now. It seems to target Facebook groups from what I’ve read. But it can target any social media platform. The Scam According to the Better Business Bureau, the scam can be simple. Someone can reach out to you […]
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I’ve been seeing a lot of scam emails lately and I figured I’d share these 5 tips on how to spot a scam. 1. Email addresses Always check the sender’s email address. If the email is from a brand the email should end in @brandname.com For example, our Life with Pal emails are @lifewithpal.com If the email comes from a
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Last week I was the target of a few collaboration scam emails. I had a new scam email featuring Maybelline. The sender The email was sent from a Gmail account. So that’s a red flag. the email was sent from the following address: MAYBELLINE COLLABORATION maybellinebeautyandcosmetics@gmail.com The email The email is typical to others I’ve shared in the past. They
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It looks like the Illuminati scam is back again.I shared about this possible scam back in 2020. I was contacted about joining on Instagram via DM. The email The sender The email was sent from Adrian Hutupasu from the following email address: adrian.hutupasu@rastechnic.aero Oddly enough the email didn’t have the TO field filled in. Yet it landed in my inbox.
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Update 7/13/2024 Post updated to include a new text message and sender number. It looks like this scam is back again. My mom had this text this morning. The text was from 263-788-9017. The message was similar to the original text but instead of it requesting $4.67 it’s now $7.99 and the late fee is $79.90. Our records indicate that
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My mom has an interesting piece of mail today. She was sent a scam letter. The letter was very reminiscent of the old inheritance scams from a few years back. Where people reached out to you because you had a similar last name to a person who had recently died. Then they would ask you to claim the money for
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It seems that the lottery winner giving money away via social media is back again. Granted it never really went away but it died down. I was followed by a woman claiming to be a Mega Millions Lottery winner from Edison New Jersey. The scam Many of these profiles claim that they will send you X amount of money via
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Like most people, I tend to get a lot of scam text messages. Lately, they have been for Netflix renewal or my account has been suspended. I usually report them and delete them. Well, today was the first time I’ve had a tax-related scam text.
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I’ve had a call a few times now that I know is a robo-call. Yet it may sound like a real person to an older person. The caller is a woman claiming to be calling about funeral expenses and how they may be 100% covered if you are age 50 or over.
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I had a text message over the weekend. It was sent at nearly 4 a.m.. I didn’t see it until later in the morning. What kind of text was it you may be asking? Well, it was a package scam text. The package scam text isn’t new but it is making the rounds again.
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There seems to be a new or newer scam hitting social media. it tends to focus on the charitable side. Granted many scams on social media aren’t new but they do change or even evolve over time.
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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.
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Fake/Scam texts claiming to be banks aren’t anything new. But they are on the rise. I’ve noticed some scammers are trying to be even more clever. This all results in hopes that you as the receiver of the texts will click on a link or call an 800 number. This would in turn complete the phishing scam.
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I had a rather authentic-looking text today. Scam texts aren’t anything new these days. But I will point out that this one did look a bit more legit than a typical scam text. This text claimed to be from Amazon and was sending out an OTP (One-time password or code). Of course, when I saw the text message I could
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Updated 10/27/2022 to add a new twist to the call. Update added at the end of the post. Back in August, I shared about the hardship loan phone calls I was getting. Guess what? They have started up again. This time I’m being called by an eerily calm caller named Michael. I have a feeling this is a Robo/computer-generated call
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Please note this post does include legitimate business names and phone numbers. This info was obtained via a Google search. I had another Wells Fargo phishing attempt today (9/20/2022). This time it was a phone call. Like the email, I shared on Monday. This call was highly suspicious.
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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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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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A video post sharing my content creator alert for some email partnership notices I’ve been receiving lately. These emails are usually sent to a business email address if it’s listed. You may be sent some promising and exciting offers from some major tech brands. Here’s the thing I think most of them are fake. Is it a scam? I would
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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header image provided by Pixabay I thought I’d share this scam with all of you. I’m guessing this will be a new trend soon. I was sent a very random message via one of the deal sharing platforms I use.
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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 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 source Pixabay So as I’ve been sharing lately I’ve been coming across a few scam emails. Many of them are spam (obviously) but some may end up in your inbox none the less. I posted another version of this scam yesterday. Well, today I have come across a similar scam.
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header image source pixabay I happened upon this email earlier this morning but didn’t get a chance to share it right away. This seems to be another version of an inheritance scam emails that have been around for years. I know I share a lot of scam posts either through my blog or social sites but I think it’s better
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Header image source Pixabay I know I’ve shared about Bitcoin scams in the past. They are basically all the same. They threaten to hold your computer for a ransom. The ones I’ve had recently are more of a sextortion nature. That means the scammer claims to have compromising video or photos of you. Along with compromising search histories. You can
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Header Image source Pixabay I happened to see this Bank Of America Wire Transfer scam email too. This like the previous scam emails have been going around for a few years now. The email states that if you send in your information including any needed banking information you can be wired Upon closer inspection of the email I noticed that
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U N Treasury Scam thumbnail image photo source pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/fraud-prevention-scam-corruption-3188092/ I had a long-running scam email today. This one claims to be from the United Nation Treasury Department. It claimed I won a lottery draw in the amount of $5.5 million dollars (US) from Arizona Bank And Trust Let’s start off by saying that Arizona Bank And Trust is a
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thumbnail image photo source pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/fraud-prevention-scam-corruption-3188092/ I thought I’d post this because this is the first time I’ve ever been sent a scam message via influencer platform. I also figured it was worth sharing because it has been going around for a number of years. The long-winded message basically states that someone with your (in this case ) my last
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I had two calls today (5-10-2019) that I felt needed to be shared. They were both robot or computerized calls. They both claimed to be from the Social Security Administration office. The first call 1-88-815-0851 stated that my Social Security number was being suspended due to suspicious activity. It also requested that I press 1 for further information before hanging
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I happened to have this email today 1/19/2019 and figured i’d share it with all of you. It appears that the Bitcoin Scams are back again. This email was sent to my blog email address. It was a sextortion email claiming that they (a hacker) has a video of me that would be released to family and friends if i
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Social Media Romeoβs : The laughs keepΒ coming I know this has becomeΒ a running topic for me but in a way, I find it entertaining. Random messengers or Social Media Romeoβs as I like to call them are an interesting topic. Iβve also noticed that it has picked up more now that summer is upon us. Iβve seen an uptick in
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I know this has becomeΒ a running topic for me but in a way, I find it entertaining. Random messengers or Social Media Romeo’s as I like to call them are an interesting topic. I’ve also noticed that it has picked up more now that summer is upon us. I’ve seen an uptick in random messengers but again this is nothing
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Just passing this info along. Be on the lookout for scams. @Regranned from @sicknotbrokenbeauty – #RepostSave @loveluxebeauty with @repostsaveapp γ»??? Hey beauties! I’m down for the count for a few minutes. Energy is draining fast, however I’m going to press on so you all have the best gifts yet! Or I’m going to try. However, please remember that SOOOO many
Beware Scammers Spoofing Number For FTCβs Consumer Response Center
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