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Please Scam Me – Not

Please Scam Me – Not

I know this is stating the obvious, but it is worth repeating.  Don’t open file attachements from people you don’t know.  No matter how creditable it appears, it’s simply not.
I have been seeing this one (see image) or some variation of it quite often lately.  It is always formatted the same and includes a PDF [...]

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Your Google Adwords Account is About to Expire

Here is another scam that has been going around recently.
You get an email that appears to be coming from Google telling you your Adwords account needs to be updated or they will have to close it.  Usually, having to do with payment on your credit card not going through.  It first made rounds a few [...]

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Domain Name Renewal Letters – Bogus or Legit

Domain Name Renewal Letters – Bogus or Legit

Quick, what’s the answer – who is the registrar for your domain name? Network Solutions? Go Daddy? Register.com? Domain Registry of Timbuktu?

Ok, I made the last name up, but if you own a domain name, you probably have received a letter from a company with a similar name telling you you have to renew your [...]

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