Posts Tagged: cyber scams
This post is from last October. Because I’ve been hearing about these agressive scammers a lot lately and Melinda VanLone posted about them on Facebook, I decided to post it again with a few edits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Very recently, a very dear grandmotherly friend of mine got a phone call from someone who claimed to be Windows Tech … Read the rest →
I feel hijacked. The other day, I was reading a friend’s blog, and I noticed a random word with a hyperlink on it. When my mouse scrolled over it, an ad popped up. A pop up ad that has nothing to do at all with the content? I’m feeling all invaded and dirty because of … Read the rest →
Very recently, a very dear grandmotherly friend of mine got a phone call from someone who claimed to be Windows Tech Support. They weren’t. They asked her to give them access to her computer to check for viruses with a remote access tool, Team Viewer, that was very easy to install. She did. They explored her computer, … Read the rest →