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This Is A Scam!
I knew something was fishy when the phone rang and the Call Display showed a call-back number of 666-035-3612 because, as we all know, 666 is the area code of the beast. I waited the five seconds for...
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Another Scam… and another article on Oakville.com
English: The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts in Oakville, Ontario, Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I have been a bad boy. I am usually a monthly columnist for www.Oakville.com, but of late I...
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Same Scam, Different Source
Earlier this year I wrote an article for Oakville.com earlier this year on an on-line scam (Another Scam). I remembered it a few minutes ago when I got the same phishing e-mail from an aunt in...
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Warning!
Wednesday morning I was sitting at my desk when a pop-up appeared on my screen. It was actually an Internet Explorer window, and although it was written entirely in Japanese, I suspected immediately...
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Gone Phishing… NO!!!!
I remember the first time I got a phishing request from a bank. Not only was it a bank I had never done business with, I had in fact never heard of them. I looked into it, and sure enough they were a...
View ArticleAnother Way To Scam You…
This morning I got this text message: There is only one problem: I do not now, nor (to the best of my recollection) have I ever banked with Scotiabank. Don't look now folks, but the bad guys have found...
View ArticleAm I Being Watched? Possible, unlikely…
I received this e-mail - apparently from myself - earlier this week. I have actually gotten many of these e-mails over the past few months. On the surface, my e-mail has obviously been hacked - after...
View ArticleWhen To Ignore vs. When To Act
** WARNING: This article contains explicit and disturbing subject matter and images. Before opening the article be aware, and do not do so if you may be sensitive to images of extreme...
View ArticleLessons Of The Father… or things he should have taught you
A few weeks ago I heard a story on the radio about a man who lost over $40,000 to online scammers, and I was absolutely floored by how anyone could be taken in by such a scam. Please understand that...
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