Over The Top SPAM Everywhere I have a test Gmail account that I set up and I answered some SPAM emails using this account, with the sole purpose of researching SPAM messages. I’m currently averaging around 500 SPAM emails a day, that is 500 emails going into the Google SPAM box within the account. What… Continue reading Over The Top SPAM Everywhere
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Remove Yourself Online – Part 3
Remove Yourself Online – Part 3 First, there isn’t a way to make yourself completely disappear, as what goes online, stays online. But you can clean up what is online about your to some extent. This will be a multi-part post starting with people search web sites 24Counter Visit https://24counter.com/ Locate your profile Visit https://24counter.com/opt-out/… Continue reading Remove Yourself Online – Part 3
Chrome Update – Malware
Chrome Update – Malware I was surfing the web and managed to run across a boating website (URL redacted to protect the innocent as it is likely a compromised website). Once the website loaded, it displayed a popup telling me that I needed to update my version of Chrome. It claimed that I needed to… Continue reading Chrome Update – Malware
Sending You the Bounced Cheque… – Malware
Sending you the bounced cheque… – Malware/Phishing This one required the scammer to do a little work before they sent out their mass email. The body of the message is fairly straightforward, it is just trying to get me to open the attachment. The first indication that this is likely a scam or contains malware… Continue reading Sending You the Bounced Cheque… – Malware
Anatomy of An innocent chat session
Anatomy Of An Innocent Chat Session *** For the purpose of this blog post, I’m keeping names out of this post to help protect the innocent. This section of the course I have never updated since I drafted it in 2005. During that time, chatting has only gotten easier with every teen having a mobile… Continue reading Anatomy of An innocent chat session
Remove Yourself Online – Part 2
Remove Yourself Online – Part 2 First, there isn’t a way to make yourself completely disappear, as what goes online, stays online. But you can clean up what is online about you to some extent. This will be a multi-part post starting with people searching websites Radaris“A unique public records company.” For more than 10… Continue reading Remove Yourself Online – Part 2
You Have an Outstanding Payment – SCAM
You have an outstanding payment – SCAM This is a new spin on a SCAM that was going around a few years ago. The full text is below. Hello there! Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you. Around several months ago I have obtained access to your devices that you were using to browse… Continue reading You Have an Outstanding Payment – SCAM
Facebook Alternatives That Won’t Sell Your Data
Facebook Alternatives that Won’t Sell Your Data Minds – “The Leading Alternative Social Network” Facebook Alternatives that Won’t Sell Your Data Minds – “The Leading Alternative Social Network” Minds was founded in 2011 by Bill Ottman and John Ottman as an alternative to social networks such as Facebook, which the founders believed abused their users… Continue reading Facebook Alternatives That Won’t Sell Your Data
First Page in Google – SPAM
First Page on Google – SPAM Todd, Todd, Todd, shame on you, why are you trying to convince people that you can get them to believe that you can get them on the first page of Google? I have been doing SEO for more than 15 years and I never promised a client anything. I… Continue reading First Page in Google – SPAM
SPAM Email – Fake Pharmacies
SPAM Email – Fake Pharmacies *** Many URL links have been removed for your protection *** Part of stopping SPAM is to understand how it works. These are two email messages that I have received this week. This looks simple enough, it is simple SPAM that somehow managed to get through my SPAM filters. If… Continue reading SPAM Email – Fake Pharmacies
