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Banking Phishing

Both my business and personal banking are online, saving me time and effort to run my company and personal finances. Getting an email alert from a bank can be a…

It’s Tax Time, Beware of this IRS Phishing Email

I cringe every time that I have to pay taxes quarterly, and whenever I receive an email or letter from the IRS or Oregon Department of Revenue. My email inbox…

Happy New 2016, Beware of an Apple ID Phishing

Welcome to 2016, and I hope that this will be your best year ever. I just received an official-looking email from Apple with a security notice about a failed login…

Another Phishing Scheme, Not Really PayPal

I first started using PayPal along with eBay over a decade ago and found that the combination of online payment with shopping was convenient, fast and secure. There's only one…

Beware of LinkedIn Phishing Scams

I use LinkedIn every week to keep in touch with business contacts and network with other freelance professionals. Today I received an invitation to connect on LinkedIn and it looked…

Spotting Email Phishing Scams

I receive at least a dozen bogus emails per week that are phishing scams designed by thieves to steal my identity. Here's one that came in today: Here are…

That’s not really McAfee

McAfee is a trusted software vendor in the security area that is well known and respected. Today I received an email that was a phishing attempt aimed at making me…

Double-check that email from AT&T

Fake email messages are getting more clever every day, and this morning I received the following message that looked somewhat legitimate: The From address said Account Management, the blue color…