SCAMS

Being in the tech field, I have the opportunity to be exposed to SCAMS all the time. I use this knowledge to help my friends and family to steer clear of scammers. 

I’ll post here on recent and current scams and how to avoid them.

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Funny Clickbait Ads

May 25, 2024

Funny Clickbait Ads Here is a small collection of clickbait ads, that seem to be appearing everywhere and the sad part is that they have hundreds of thousands of views. Beans glued to the body to make sone think that they are in this case Psoriatic Arthritis. In reality the...

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Advertise Much?

May 25, 2024

Advertise Much? I swear some of these clickbait websites have gotten out of control with their ads. I found this one the other day. I find it comical some of the bullshit that they are trying to get you to click on. But the best is yet to come, see...

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HP Ink and Toner as a Subscription Service

October 31, 2023

HP Ink and Toner as a Subscription Service HP seems to be dipping its feet into the “product as a service” or subscription-based with their “Instant Ink” service. Long story short, they will send you “free” ink if you subscribe to their service. They will monitor your printer and when...

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Who In The Hell Is Eric Jones?

June 14, 2023

Who In The Hell Is Eric Jones? There is a crap ton of SPAM going around by the pseudonym of “Eric Jones”. His spam messages usually attack web forms like contact us and can bypass Google Captcha. Below is an example of what it looks like: Hey there, I just...

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When is a Golie Not a Goalie?

May 14, 2023

When is a Golie Not a Goalie? I logged on to my Facebook page and I noticed that someone by the name of “Golie K” that I don’t know had liked 10 of my posts, some were several months old. I looked at the profile and it was for an...

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Robocall Scams – Part 1

December 10, 2022

Robocall Scams – Part 1 This is the first post in a series about Robocall Scams This first post will talk about what a robocall is, give some samples and talk about ….. In future posts will we will actually talk about how they work and how to stop them....

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  • Average Joe

    Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.

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