#Phishing Emails

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Top 10 Security Tips to Prevent Scams

  In the latest episode of Scam DamNation, host Lillian S. Cauldwell explores the top 10 Security tips released by the Berkeley Educational System. These tips offer guidance on safeguarding oneself, along with financial and personal information, by   to these practical measures to prevent hacking, phishing, or scams by those who profit from others’ hard-earned money We are providing the Audio…

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Email Security

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Online Scams Targeting Seniors: A Growing Threat and How to Fight Back

Our beloved seniors are increasingly becoming targets for #onlinescams. Their trusting nature and vulnerability to loneliness make them prime prey for #romancescams and financial deception. This is alarming! #protectingourseniors #onlinesafety #content

Protecting Our Elders from Online Scams This blog post focuses on the increasing prevalence of online scams targeting older adults. It explores common forms like romance scams and financial schemes, highlighting red flags to watch out for. The post emphasizes the importance of building a secure online environment through strong passwords, security software, and awareness of suspicious links.…

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Online Security and Password Protection in the Era of Suspicious Emails

With phishing and hacking attempts multiplying, learn how protecting your online security starts with greater email scrutiny and adopting smart password habits. This blog covers identifying common threats in messages and implementing practices like using a password manager for robust protection.

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SCAM ALERT!!!

This morning I woke up to this email

Scary right? It looks as though all of a sudden I owe over a thousand dollars to some studio I've never heard of. This would be enough to make anyone jump to correct the situation. But if you get this email or ones like it, stay calm, do not call the number, and do not click ANY of the links.

This email is fake. I logged into paypal through normal means and there was no such invoice sent to me. While obviously I didn't call the number or click the links to check for sure, this is most likely a classic phishing scheme. Essentially if you click any of the links or call the number, you will be asked for your login information in a way that looks legitimate, but once they confirm your login they will disconnect you, change your password, and have complete access to your paypal.

tl;dr, If you get the email pictured above or anything similar, delete it immediately. Do NOT call the number it provides. Do NOT click on any of the links it contains.

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Unpopular opinion (maybe?) but I think people make Garak OP when it comes to his tech and hacking skills

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In hilarious IT news today:

We have to do the annual phishing training at work. IT sent out an email notifying everyone that the training would be coming from a third party and gave us the name of the company.

The company's email looked so sketch that several people reported it to IT for a possible phishing attempt. Personally, I think everyone who reported does not need to go through the training again.

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Phishing Emails & How to Protect Yourself from Them

  In the latest episode of Scam DamNation, host Lillian Cauldwell offers advice on safeguarding yourself against phishing emails from unknown senders. She shares these tips with the hope that listeners will note them and adhere strictly to protect themselves from those aiming to emotionally blackmail or extort money. Among these tips, some are straightforward, such as not clicking on suspicious…

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Email Security Practises

Secure Email Practices: A Must for Cybersecurity!  

Email is a key communication tool, but it can also be a major security risk if not handled properly. Here are some tips to ensure you practice good email cybersecurity behavior: 

-Use Strong Passwords: Create complex passwords and update them regularly. 

-Enable Two-Factor Authentication: Add an extra layer of security to your email account. 

-Be Cautious with Attachments and Links: Verify the sender before opening attachments or clicking on links. 

-Update Your Software: Ensure your email client and antivirus software are up to date. 

-Avoid Public Wi-Fi: Use a secure connection or a VPN when accessing your email. 

By following these practices, you can safeguard your information and maintain a secure communication channel. Stay vigilant, stay secure! #CyberSecurity #EmailSafety #StaySecure #CenturySolutionsGroup 

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Happily Ever After…Until the Hackers Came: How to Keep Your Wedding Secure.

Discover the keys to a secure wedding journey in "Happily Ever After...Until the Hackers Came." Learn expert tips on fortifying your digital defenses and ensuring a celebration free from unwelcome cyber intrusions. #Cybersecurity #socialmediamarketing

Weddings, often dubbed as the happiest days of our lives, are not immune to the growing threat of cyber attacks. In a world where personal and financial details are shared and transmitted digitally, the importance of wedding cybersecurity cannot be overstated. As a cybersecurity professional, I emphasize the need to secure our digital identities during important events like weddings. In this blog…

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So I set up my new stuff on Etsy hoping I'll have better luck there and biting the bullet on listing fees, and already I've had 2 scammers in my inbox that start off making it sound like I just got a sale.

This is just 1 since I didn't think to screenshot the other before I marked it as spam, but that's just downright cruel. Taking advantage of someone who you can see hasn't made any sales, especially right now, takes a special kind of evil.

Although this goes without saying, just in case this is a PSA to others that sell on Etsy, do not follow any link or type any URL's that they ask you to.

Taking this opportunity to point this out (I didn't pick up on these parts before until I saw a video on TokTok) notice how they ask me to type in COM and not .com? It's usually small things like this that trick people into trusting it, because it look similar enough to be legitimate that some people (myself included at one time) won't think twice about it. Likely, this link would lead to somebody hacking into your device or account to steal information such as credit card and banking info that you might have attached or saved. The scary thing is, you may not even know you have one right away.

This also applies to other phishing scams, mainly pertaining to PayPal (I've gotten these emails many times). They (the hacker and not PayPal) send you a message that looks just plausible enough to trick somebody into thinking you just made a purchase, won't give any form of specification, and will have an attached PDF "receipt" that they ask you to click on. This usually tricks people into doing so because you think, "Hey, I didn't make any purchases with PayPal, what was ordered?" you click on it then BAM they can get into your system. I unfortunately did this myself once and my phone slowly stopped working over the course of a year, I started getting a lot of texts trying to get me to follow suspicious links, calls from the "FBI" and "IRS", and I had to change the passwords to all my accounts because the person even tried hacking into my actual PayPal account. My phone would get absurdly hot, and the full battery would last 4 hours at best.

Never click on a PDF document from any sketchy emails, because a virus can and will infect your device (computers and phones) by hiding malicious code in it. These forms of attack are usually in the form of spyware to track what you do on that device and collect your private information so the hacker can commit fraud or identity theft. It could also download ransomware and lock you out of your device unless you pay them, and also threaten to leak private information (some of which being outing someone LGBT+, leaking nudes, and doxing) to scare you into giving them what they want.

There's a way you can always tell if it's a scammer, and that's by checking the actual email. PayPal emails are always going to be one of these two: service@paypal.com or member@paypal.com. If you cant remember making a payment and get an email from one of these, it can still be a scammer that can change 1 or 2 letters subtly. For example: Service@paypal.com, member@PayPal.com. If you have any suspicions, just go straight to your PayPal account and check for any bills/receipts there. If you don't seen anything, it's best to report those emails to PayPal directly so they can either verify it as one of theirs (it won't be if it differs at all from the two I showed) and work towards flagging and taking it down for others later down the line who may be tricked.

Anyways, this has just been a PSA since something good can come from the asshole who sent me this message. Hope this can help at least 1 person.

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Can’t believe if I have to say it but… if someone you don’t know and have never interacted with sends you a link to a website you CANNOT verify as safe do NOT click the link.

People can spoof websites to make them look like popular and trusted sites. Then they can steal your data. And sell it.

Y’all need to learn basic internet safety I’m sorry.

Think of it like this… if someone you don’t know out of nowhere emails or texts you a link to donate money to them, no matter what story they attach, would you click on it? Or would you report it as junk mail or as a phishing email/text?

I WOULD HOPE THE LATTER!

It’s the same online on a public platform.

Do NOT click links from people you DO NOT KNOW. It doesn’t matter if someone else vetted them supposedly or not. You don’t know that person either! The only person you can trust to keep you safe online is yourself!

Do not respond to possible phishing messages. Do not click on suspicious links to other websites. If you would mark it as spam or junk if it was a text message or email, treat it the same way on tumblr

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tmagp / fnaf crossover where instead of jonah, the third text to speech voice in that windows nt 4.0 computer is william afton