The McAfee email scam is a dangerous form of phishing fraud targeting users’ accounts at this antivirus vendor. Fraudsters lure users with appealing offers or urgent notifications about changes in terms, requiring immediate attention. This scam exhibits many variations and can have numerous consequences. McAfee Email Scam Targets Your Credentials This phishing scheme involves emails… Continue reading McAfee Scam Email
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Virus Alert (05261) Scam
“Virus Alert (05261)” is a scam pop-up message you can see on a website that looks like a Microsoft page, but with a strange URL. It tries convincing people about their system being in trouble. As proof of it, they show a banner saying about outdated apps, incorrect privacy settings, and more critical problems. The… Continue reading Virus Alert (05261) Scam
New Telegram Scam Mimics Digital Wallets, Promotes Shady Apps
A new Telegram scam has emerged, leveraging bots functionality of the application and offering fake earning schemes. Scammers impersonate official bots of popular digital wallet brands, tricking users into investing their money into non-existent ventures. Further, they simply cut any communications, leaving users with no money and no promised returns. Telegram Bots Mimic Digital Wallet… Continue reading New Telegram Scam Mimics Digital Wallets, Promotes Shady Apps
Fake Instagram Hacking Services
Instagram hacking scams is an old-new direction of online fraud that targets people who want to get into someone’s accounts on social media. Frauds poison search results, gather the users interested in such a service and push them to shady pages or ones that promote commercial spyware. A key risk for users here is the… Continue reading Fake Instagram Hacking Services
Hello Perv
“Hello perv” is the name for an email scam that got its name from the eponymous title. It aims at scaring the user and asking them to pay the ransom in cryptocurrency, in exchange for not publishing explicit content. These emails are sent in thousands, targeting people all around the world, sometimes even misfiring by… Continue reading Hello Perv
Your Computer is Infected
Your computer is infected is a campaign of scam pop-up notifications, that aims at tricking users into downloading unwanted programs. Key purpose of the popups is to intimidate people, making them think their system is infected. Let’s debunk this scam by going through each of its steps, and see how to avoid it in future.… Continue reading Your Computer is Infected
Windows Defender Security Warning
“Windows Defender Security Warning” is a scam website that falsely claims your PC is infected and urges you to contact Microsoft tech support. This scam is part of a larger scheme aimed at deploying unwanted software on users’ devices and extracting money for resolving nonexistent issues. It has been around for some time and targets… Continue reading Windows Defender Security Warning
Have you heard of Pegasus? Scam
Have you heard of Pegasus? is a type of email scam that targets people worldwide, threatening to release compromising information. To prevent this, the email message asks to pay the ransom to a Bitcoin wallet. All the claims in the message are complete and utter lies, and all the scam holds exclusively on social engineering.… Continue reading Have you heard of Pegasus? Scam
Scareware: How to Identify, Prevent and Remove It
Scareware is a widespread Internet fraud scheme that intimidates victims into buying unnecessary or harmful software taking advantage of their ignorance. Scareware usually exploits fears of having a computer virus on a machine and persuades users to purchase fake security software. Here we’ll regard how this spoof works and how not to get fooled by… Continue reading Scareware: How to Identify, Prevent and Remove It
Paypal Scams: Most Dangerous Examples
PayPal has a reputation for being a safe and easy way to send and receive money. But no payment system is completely immune to fraud. Read on to learn more about PayPal scams, how to avoid them, and how to protect all of your online accounts from scammers. What is a PayPal Scam? PayPal scammers… Continue reading Paypal Scams: Most Dangerous Examples