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Posted by jadmin on May 14, 2024 in
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This is a copy of another recent email I came across in my SPAM folder. It got filtered out as Spam but I am copying the text just in case for people to see what these types of Scams look like. Everything is fake. It is designed to appear as an invoice from Life Lock for $260 which is being renewed. I don’t have LifeLock. The purpose is to get someone to wonder if this is real, if they are really being charged and to call the “HelpLine”
If you call them, they will “phish” information out of you, like your address, credit card, or bank info to “fix” this. Do that and you probably will lose money. Be careful, be on guard.
If you have any doubts about a mysterious “charge” on some invoice that you don’t recognize I would suggest you call your bank and speak to someone there, or go to your bank yourself. Don’t call the “Help Line” whatever you do. The other end of the line will be the scammers who will try to sweet talk you into giving them your information.
These type of scams especially are targeted at the elderly. American lost 3 billion dollars to scams in 2023.
“Be careful out there” – Hill Street Blues
INVOICE
Helpline: (859)-379-2386
Renewal Date: May 14, 2024
Invoice No: 6437EY438R747
This is a confirmation email about the next 1 year renewal of Security 360 with Life Lock Subscription. Your bank account linked with security is charged with $259.99 for the RENEWAL SERVICE. This charge will take up to 24 hour to appear on the BANK STATEMENT.
• Item: Security 360 with Life Lock
• Validity: 1 Year
• Amount: $259.99
• Paid By: Bank Account (Auto-Debit)
If you have any query regarding the subscription, give a call on:
+1 (859)-379-2386
Thanks & Regards
Tags: attachments, computer crime, elderly, email, Helpline: (859)-379-2386, phishing, scammer, Scams
Posted by jadmin on April 17, 2024 in
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How do you not get scammed? You have to have your antenna up at all times. For example: This is a typical Phishing attempt, an email you get which has an attachment. This is one I actually got which I am showing so if you see something like this, you are aware of it and […]
Tags: email, phishing, Problems, scam, tips, Useful
Posted by jadmin on February 17, 2024 in
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Most people don’t realize that to get the maximum life out of of their battery in their iPhone (or other phone) you should not just charge it all the way to 100%. Actually you should not charge it past the 80% mark. Oh and try to never let it run down all the way either; […]
Tags: Battery, Life
Posted by jadmin on January 17, 2024 in
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Knowing how you can Right Click on a Mac is something I would say everyone should know how to do. There are times that a right click can bring up useful time saving commands. For just one quick example, I use right click all the time from my browser when I’m reading something and want […]
Tags: Apple, Mac, Mac OS, Mac OS X, mac tips, tips, Troubleshooting, Useful
Posted by jadmin on December 4, 2023 in
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I sometimes get these Spam emails that tell the user about some subscription, typically Norton. Here is the copy of an attachment in a typical email sent to my email address. Since I use Gmail I don’t really see these much, they generally get marked as Spam. Occasionally one gets into “other mail” but not […]
Tags: account, charges, fake, fake norton scam, norton, scam, subscription
Posted by jadmin on March 24, 2023 in
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Apple gives it’s users Pages for free. Still many people just feel they must have Microsoft Word, though a few free alternatives exist. Many of those people are now paying Microsoft $99 a year for Office 365; What a rip off. Imagine, in only five years time that you will have paid Microsoft about $500 […]
Tags: Excel. Powerpoint, Office, Word
Posted by jadmin on November 9, 2022 in
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This is a fast review of the Amazon Fire TV 4K Max streaming stick. This is my 3rd Fire TV stick I’ve owned, the last one being a Fire TV stick 4K, the model just under this new “Max” version. While the “Max” is not a huge upgrade over my 2 year old “4K” stick, […]
Tags: amazon, Amazon Fire TV, devices, Fire TV 4K Max, Fire TV Stick, hardware, HDR, HDR doesn't look good, Max, older TV, Recommended, streaming
Posted by jadmin on June 14, 2021 in
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Why do I suggest that everyone have a wired USB mouse somewhere “just in case for emergencies”? The answer is simple. Once in a blue moon it can be a life-saver and save you a lot of time trying to get your normal wireless mouse working when that goes wonky. So I consider having even an old […]
Tags: fix, Mac, mice, mouse, os, Problems, tips, trouble, Troubleshooting, Useful
Posted by jadmin on December 18, 2020 in
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Dec 2020 Here’s some info about a scam I just discovered involving “Amazon” (not really!) I saw a “missed call” from the number below with a text message “New text message from (833) 941-1389” “A Message from Amazon Customer Service . bit.ly/3p5gHtI” Clicking the shortened bit.ly link takes one to some bogus page with this […]
Tags: amazon, AMAZON SCAM, CHARGE, MESSAGE, RECORDING, scam, Scams, text
Posted by jadmin on December 10, 2020 in
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If you have a Google / Gmail account you probably got this message recently to Dear Google User regarding “Important policy changes for Google Account storage”. Google is changing some policies about storage. We are writing to let you know that we recently announced new storage policies for GoogleAccounts using Gmail, Google Drive (including Google Docs, […]
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