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Crypto Scammers Ordered To Pay Up

Posted on January 21, 2023January 14, 2023 by cynmackley
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A federal district court in San Diego has ordered the promoters of BitConnect, a massive cryptocurrency investment scheme, which defrauded thousands of people, to pay over $17 million in restitution.

Posted in Computer Terms, In The NewsTagged crypto, financial fraud, fraudLeave a comment

Protected: Report international scams

Posted on May 17, 2022September 4, 2022 by cynmackley

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Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Quick Tips, Security Help, Using The InternetTagged cyber security, econsumer, fraud, international scams, report scams

Watch out for this Amazon scam

Posted on May 13, 2022April 30, 2022 by cynmackley

Don't fall for this Amazon scam. See what to look out for.

Posted in Security Help, Smartphones, UncategorizedTagged amazon, fraud, malware, scams, smartphones3 Comments

Millenials biggest fraud victims

Posted on January 25, 2022January 14, 2022 by cynmackley

Younger people are more than twice as likely to fall for frauds as people over 70.

Posted in Computer Terms, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged fraud, millenials, security, seniors, theft1 Comment

Man Framed With Cyber-Scam

Posted on November 27, 2020November 10, 2020 by cynmackley
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A man admitted to framing a former acquaintance with an elaborate cyber scam.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Security HelpTagged cyberscam, cybersecurity, fraud, scamsLeave a comment

Social Security scam targets seniors

Posted on March 22, 2019February 25, 2019 by cynmackley

Warning- a new Social Security scam targets seniors.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Security Help, Uncategorized, Using The InternetTagged fraud, phone scam, scams, senior citizens, social security scam, ssn scam1 Comment

McDonald’s Scam

Posted on March 19, 2019February 24, 2019 by cynmackley

Watch out for this Mcdonald's scam.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Facebook, Quick Tips, Security Help, Smartphones, Smartphones, Social Media, Using The InternetTagged coupon scams, facebook, fraud, McDonald's, Phishing, securityLeave a comment

2018 data breaches top 16 million

Posted on June 15, 2018May 31, 2018 by cynmackley

Over 16 million records have been exposed to far this year in security breaches.

Posted in In The News, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged cyber security, fraud, identity theft, security, security breaches2 Comments

Paid PC Services: Is this legit?

Posted on May 22, 2018May 14, 2018 by cynmackley

A warning about a paid PC tech support service called Geeks Americas.

Posted in Computer Terms, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged american geeks, fraud, geek americas, pc maintenance, scams, security1 Comment

Watch Out For This Convincing Fake

Posted on March 7, 2017 by cynmackley

A convincing fake Microsoft notice is enough to make anyone look twice. We show you what to look out for.

Posted in E-Mail Help, Quick Tips, Security HelpTagged fraud, microsoft, outlook, outlook.com, quick tip, scam, security fraud1 Comment

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