Are you having trouble with email password recovery of your email account after encountering a scammer? You are not alone! Scammers are changing email passwords and also the recovery options which make it impossible for you to get your free
Microsoft scam
This week we had two customers who got the Microsoft Scam – the same message on the computer, something like: “We are Microsoft, your computer is infected. Do not turn it off. Call us now.” They did. In both cases
computer scams – a local story and warning to protect yourself from internet scams
computer Scams are a problem for everyone. Read about how one person was taken advantage of and be careful yourself with scams like this one. A sad story about computer scams. We recently had a loyal customer bring in a
Password Log Book
Customers should consider a password log book for keeping secure track of passwords. Honestly, in this day and age, no one is looking for your written password. In today’s world the bad guys are hacking into accounts in the hundreds
Hiding malware and other messages in plain site.
“If Russian malware is chatting through Instagram comments, what sort of digital dead drops might be happening on Facebook or Twitter?” I saw this article recently and it explains very well why authorities are having such a hard time stopping
Microsoft Scam
Microsoft Scam I’m going to repeat this one because we haven’t yet gotten the message out to everyone as we are still seeing folks come in with it. First, Microsoft DOES NOT send you emails, or popups or web pages
Copy and paste this message – don’t share it! Facebook
Why do people write Copy and paste this message – don’t share it? When you share a post on Facebook all additional shares lead back to one original unique post. Therefore if the “Facebook Police” (Facebook management, law enforcement etc.)