Microsoft Account Security Code Request Email
This morning I received the e-mail message below from "Microsoft account team (account-security-noreply @microsoft.com)" stating that I have verified my Microsoft account by requesting my se...
Mr. Bean Rowan Atkinson Died Celebrity Death Hoax
Mr. Bean is NOT dead. Rowan Atkinson, English actor and comedian known as Mr. Bean, is another victim of a celebrity death hoax created by cyber-criminals. The hoax was created by cybercriminals with ...
1-410-200-500 is being used by Cybercriminals
Recipients of SMS text messages or calls from telephone numbers starting with: 1-410-200-500, instructing them to click on a link to visit a website or respond, are asked to delete the messages, and s...
Google Docs or Drive Phishing Email Scams
Google and other online email account users should beware of the phishing email messages or posts like the ones below that were created by cyber criminals to steal their accounts' usernames, passw...
Please Call Spam SMS Text Messages from Vtext.com
If you have received SMS or text messages asking you to call a particular phone number, please do not. Scammers have been using cell phone wireless networks' Email to SMS or Web Portal text messa...
WhatsApp Donation Hoaxes or Fake-News
WhatsApp does not make charitable donations for sharing photos, messages, audio, or posts. Therefore, WhatsApp users should not share posts with instructions to share a photo or message to help raise ...
Fake Bank of America Text and Email
If you are a Bank of America or BoA customers and you have received SMS text or email messages like the ones below, which appear as if they were sent by the Bank of America, asking you to call a parti...
"Your Package Cannot Be Delivered" Scam Text
The fake USPS text message below with tracking number us9514961195221 is just one of the many scams being sent to potential victims. Therefore, recipients are asked not to click the links in the fake ...
"Google Award 2014 Promotion" Lottery Scam
The "Google Award 2014" email message below is a scam designed to trick you into sending your personal information and money, by claiming that you are the winner of the 2014 Google Award pro...
Fraudulent Email Messages May 13, 2013
The email messages below are all fraudulent and you should not respond to them with your personal information. Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their vi...
Facebook Online International Lottery Scams
The email messages below with the subject: "Facebook Online International Lottery," are lottery scams. If you have received the same email messages that claim that you are a winner of the Fa...
us9514961195221 USPS Scam Text From 8338060916
The fake USPS text message below with tracking number us9514961195221, from telephone number 8338060916, is a scam being sent by online scammers. Therefore, recipients are asked not to click the link ...
Google Chrome Quiz Contest and Survey Scams
If you are asked to take part in a Google Chrome Quiz contest or survey in order for a chance to win an Apple iPhone, Nexus, Sony Play Station or some other prizes, please do not. This is because Goog...
Apple ID Has Been Locked Phishing Scam
The email message below with the subject "Your Apple ID has been locked," "Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons," or "Your Account has been Limited" is another...
Microsoft Account Unusual Sign-in Activity Scam
The email message below: "Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity," is a fake. The email message was NOT sent by Microsoft and is a phishing scam created by cybercriminals to steal Micros...
Phishing Facebook Website www.Herovids.com
The website "www .Herovids.com" is a phishing or fake Facebook website. The website was designed to steal your Facebook user name and password, by taking you to a fake Facebook login page an...
Cristy Davis Powerball Donation Lottery Scam
Lottery scammers are using several social media and email scams like the one below to impersonate Cristy Davis to obtain personal financial information and money from potential victims. Cristy Davis w...
"Hearing of Your Case in Court NR" Virus Emails
The email message below: "Hearing of your case in Court NR", has a malicious computer program attached that will infect your Windows computer if you open it. The message was not sent by any ...
How to Remove or Delete Facebook Applications
With so many malicious apps(applications) on Facebook, you may have unknowingly installed or given these applications access to your Facebook account. These malicious applications can post links on yo...
Apple iTunes Store Payment Cancellation Scams
Apple customers are asked to be aware of fake email invoices (see below), which claim that they have purchased products or make payments from the iTunes store, and if they did not authorize the purcha...
Vzwpix.com Scam - Fraudulent SMS Text Messages
Scammers are using vzwpix.com, Verizon's cellphone wireless networks multimedia messaging service, to send fraudulent text messages like the one below to their potential victims. The messages stat...
Wolverine FLL Club Text Message Scam
The "Wolverine FLL Club" or "Wolverine LLC Club" text message below is a scam. Therefore, recipients are asked not to follow the instructions in it, they should just delete it. The...