Buyer Beware, My NETGEAR story I purchased a NETGEAR factory refurbished router (Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Router (R7000P) from Woot. The price was great and I needed a better router, so it was a no-brainer. I have purchased from Woot in the past and never had any issues and to be honest, this isn’t Woot’s… Continue reading Buyer Beware, My NETGEAR story
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Would You Please Rob Me?
Would You Please Rob Me? OMG, would you please rob me? For some reason, people love to flaunt their vacation photos, to each their own. But so many post them while they are still on vacation, and that might not be the smartest thing to do. The problem is that if you are on Facebook… Continue reading Would You Please Rob Me?
Committee for Police Officers Defense
Committe For Police Officers Defense Your phone rings and you answer it, and you hear. “Oh, I’m glad you picked up. I was getting my answering machine voice ready, haha. Good morning this is Steve Savage calling for the Committee for Police Officers Defense. This Call is recorded for quality assurance Ok…Hello…..Hello” So who is the… Continue reading Committee for Police Officers Defense
Catching Money Mules
Catching Money Mules Jim Browning is the Internet alias of a London-based software engineer and YouTuber from Northern Ireland whose content primarily focuses on scambaiting and exposing scam call centers. Jim’s goal is to catch the scammers. A software engineer by trade, Browning began looking into scammers after a relative lost money to a technical… Continue reading Catching Money Mules
Who is behind NordVPN?
Who is Behind NordVPN? NordVPN routes all users’ internet traffic through a remote server run by the service, thereby hiding their IP address and encrypting all incoming and outgoing data. NordVPN also provides three dedicated TOR servers for those who want to combine the anonymity of the TOR network with the VPN. The nice thing… Continue reading Who is behind NordVPN?
Phone Scam with Mark Rober
Phone Scam With Mark Rober If you don’t know who Mark Rober is, he is an American YouTuber, engineer, and inventor. He is known for his YouTube videos on popular science and do-it-yourself gadgets. Before YouTube, Rober was an engineer with NASA for 9 years where spending seven of those years working on the Curiosity… Continue reading Phone Scam with Mark Rober
The Anatomy of a Robocall
The Anatomy of a Robocall The ListIt all starts with a lead list, which is a list of phone numbers. This could be a list of randomly generated phone numbers, a list of sequential phone numbers, or even a list of valid phone numbers (people who actually answer the phone or buy something) that the… Continue reading The Anatomy of a Robocall
Robocall Scams – Part 4
Robocall Scams – Part 4 Your phone rings, you answer and it is Jessica from AT&T DirecTV in a very upbeat and bubbly voice, wanting to save you money on your AT&T DirecTV bill. The carefully scripted recording almost sounds like a real person and she wants to save you money. In fact, she claims… Continue reading Robocall Scams – Part 4
Robocall Scams – Part 3
Robocalls, what is Being Done to Combat Them? President Trump signed into law the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act which requires wireless carriers to authenticate calls and block robocalls at the discretion of their customers. Any violators can be fined up to $10,000 per call. The TRACED Act also requires major domestic… Continue reading Robocall Scams – Part 3
Robocall Scams – Part 2
Robocall Scams – Part 2 Stopping Robocalls There are several things you can do on and off the phone device to help reduce these calls. First, we will talk about things you can do on the phone to reduce these calls. Most phone carriers have built-in functionality to help to reduce nuisance calls. Through your Phone CarrierThe three… Continue reading Robocall Scams – Part 2
