Information to help keep you safe in today’s world.
With many of us working from home cybersecurity threats have substantially increased. So what are the top threats… Ransomware is where hackers infiltrate a network or even your one computer finding valuable data and lock it up – demanding a ransom to get it back. Even worse, hackers are more likely to copy and leak …
As usual when something major happens in the world, those who love a good scam come out to take advantage of people. The current COVID-19 issue is no exception. 1Take for instance the main image for this post. The text, from a 650 area code, reads… Anna, $1000 to help you past the outbreak has …
Imagine you’re sitting at home. The phone rings. You hear a quiet, scared voice on the other end… “Mom, I’m in a van, some guys grabbed me and pulled me in, and I don’t know where I’m at.” Next, a man’s voice comes on… “Your daughter seen me and my son doing things that she …
Michael and Lynn (whose names were changed for privacy) bought a timeshare for $40,000 a number of years ago. Their maintenance fee was $2,000 per year. They got a call, supposedly from Wyndham resorts alerting them that timeshare policies have changed a lot and invited them to a free seminar. They were promised a dinner …
I love getting these kind of messages. Even more when it turns out to be a fairly common scam. Here’s hoping that you don’t fall for it. I know I didn’t. Yes this is Helen Williams I’m calling in reference to your federal student loan. I need to discuss your repayment options with the new …
Summertime may be approaching, and you will probably take a vacation. Sadly, scammers don’t take vacations. In fact, they work even harder in the summer as IRS has now issued a new warning about a new scam: As taxpayers become more aware of scams, the bad guys are switching gears, too. Many taxpayers are aware …
New variations on scams seem to pop up daily. One of the latest targets Apple customers who are having issues with their devices. This time with a twist. You call them. An elderly woman who was having trouble removing an app from her iPhone did a web search for Apple Customer Support. The number that …
While many say there is nothing new under the sun, IRS has warned taxpayers about a new twist on the IRS impersonation phone scam under which criminals fake calls from the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), an independent organization within IRS. Background. The Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is an actual independent organization within IRS whose employees …
