Category Archives: Safe Computing
Help Desk Phone Scam
Today I received a call from a California number – 510-962-4562. The caller said he was from the “Windows Support Team” and that my computer was sending them messages saying that my computer was downloading trojans that would cause my … Continue reading
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
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
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
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