Indonesia is blocking Elon Musk’s X domain for its gambling and porn history Jon Fingas @jonfingas Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter as X is… not going according to plan. Indonesia has temporarily blocked X.com due to the country’s laws forbidding gambling and porn. Officials don’t think the site is suddenly going downhill, though. … Continue reading Twitter’s rebrand to X is causing scam alerts on Microsoft Edge
FCC chair proposes rules to reduce scam robotexts Kris Holt @krisholt The chair of the Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules to tackle the scourge of text message scams. If the agency’s commissioners approve the rules at a meeting in March, providers would have to block robotexts that are “highly likely to be … Continue reading FCC chair proposes rules to reduce scam robotexts
By Chris Morris June 07, 2022 Between the Great Resignation and the layoffs of the pandemic, there are a lot of people looking for new jobs these days. And that’s presenting a ripe opportunity for scam artists. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), on Monday, issued a warning to Americans about bad actors … Continue reading 12 red flags that your new job offer may be a scam
Matt Williams Last updated: 25 March 2022 Fake Twitter profile Another Bored Ape NFT owner was phished today by a fake Twitter account (bhawana.eth), the latest of many to fall victim to an NFT airdrop scam. The Twitter account above is verified – it has the blue checkmark by the name – but scammers can … Continue reading NFT Airdrop Scam – Another Bored Ape Hacked
By Elizabeth Segran August 17, 2020 Even Queen Elizabeth’s gloves have been transformed by the pandemic. For more than 70 years, the British monarch’s favorite glove-maker has been Cornelia James, and she wears the gloves at most public events. Now, to keep up with the global pandemic, the brand has just updated its classic cotton … Continue reading Masks, bags, gloves: Are antiviral products a scam?
Influencers are steroids, sometimes they inject a quick burst of needed energy and sometimes they do nothing but cause cancer. Nick Shackelford on November 19, 2019 For the general public, the term “influencers” usually brings up one of two images: A YouTube star who promotes products on Instagram they get for free The [expletive] who … Continue reading Are ‘influencers’ scam artists or gatekeepers?
Hackers Use Google To Serve Amazon Scam Ads, Again by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 16, 2018 Google search results for “Amazon” pointed to a scam site for hours on Thursday, according to one report. Since then another series of ads took its place in some parts of the U.S. One of the new ads suggests … Continue reading Hackers Use Google To Serve Amazon Scam Ads, Again
by Mark Simmons July 18, 2016 Follow @mixeddigitalJuly 18, 2016 Anytime there’s a knowledge gap between a consumer and service provider, there’s a possibility of deceit. Then there’s the service providers that don’t know much more than their clients, but act like they do, who spew a lot of “tech talk” that’s impossible the lay … Continue reading 10 Warning Signs Your SEO is a Scam Artist
