Category Archives: Malicious Emails

Tax Information Needed Spam

This post is about several emails I have received recently asking for me to update tax related information that Intuit has. There are some problems with this, not the least of which is that the email is not from Intuit … Continue reading

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American Airlines Email Scam

As the year is about to end, I received two emails saying that they were from American Airlines and I should printout the enclosed ticket. As I have no travel plans, it seemed obvious that these were scam emails. The … Continue reading

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Scam Alerts on consumeraffairs.com

Scam Alerts on consumeraffairs.com Today I want to tell you about a web site I ran across recently. ConsumerAffairs.com state that they are a consumer news and advocacy site. They have lots of interesting information and sections, but I am … Continue reading

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Paypal & ACH Scams

This week brought a couple of scams, neither of which are new. The first was supposedly from Paypal and had the message of “Your account has been limited until we hear from you” .  Here is a screen shot of … Continue reading

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Malicious Emails

Originally, I had planned on adding approximately one article a week. However, already this week I have received several emails trying to get personal information from me or wanting to do harm to my computer, so I wanted to post … Continue reading

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