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Fake Facebook Posts: What’s The Harm?

Posted on February 25, 2017 by cynmackley

What's the harm in spreading a Facebook hoax? Cynthia has some strong opinions.

Posted in Quick Tips, Security Help, Social Media, Using The InternetTagged facebook, facebook hoax, fraud, online scams, quick tip, security scams6 Comments

Can You Spot The Scam Signs?

Posted on April 9, 2016 by cynmackley

Can you spot the scam Facebook post? We go over what to look out for.

Posted in Security Help, Social MediaTagged Delta scam, facebook, fraud, scams, security, social media, spot fraud, ticket scam2 Comments

Beware These Turbo Tax Scams

Posted on April 5, 2016 by cynmackley

Scammers are targeting taxpayers with multiple TurboTax scams. We break down what to look out for.

Posted in E-Mail Help, Security Help, Using The InternetTagged e-mail, email, fraud, Phishing, scams, security, spam, spoofing, tax fraud, TurboTax1 Comment

You Should Warn People About This Scam

Posted on March 8, 2016 by cynmackley

A reader alerts us to an e-mail scam and we tell her how to fight back.

Posted in E-Mail Help, Security HelpTagged e-mail, email, fraud, FTC, Phishing, scams, security, spam, spoofing4 Comments

Report A Fake Facebook Account

Posted on January 30, 2016 by cynmackley

The simple steps to reporting a fake Facebook account.

Posted in Security Help, Social MediaTagged facebook, fraud, report an account, security, Social Networking3 Comments

Backwards Facebook Scam

Posted on January 5, 2016 by cynmackley

Check out a spammer who seems to have gotten things backwards.

Posted in E-Mail Help, Security Help, Social MediaTagged e-mail, email, facebook, fraud, Phishing, scamsLeave a comment

Have I Been Pwned?

Posted on November 24, 2014 by cynmackley

Check if you have an account that has been compromised in a data breach on a pwned website.

Posted in Cool SitesTagged breach, data breach, email, fraud, have I been hacked?, identity theft, personal information, securityLeave a comment

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