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If you have read our blog then you have probably seen that we occasionally post warnings about new scams as we become aware of them. We do this because the internet is our workplace and we want to keep scammers out. A safer internet is good for everyone. According to U.S. News and World Report, …
Having been a webmaster for over 20 years, I have seen my share of scams come and go. The spoof emails trying to get you to log into your bank or godaddy account are getting better and more convincing looking. It is a good idea to never click any links in an email no matter …
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One of the more common scams to be aware of is the “fake order scam”. This scam begins when you receive an email telling you that “your items are being shipped” or “your order is confirmed”. If you click any link in the email you are directed to a phishing page , a page which …
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One of the more common scams today is something known as the “domain service” scam. This is an email sent by scammers that try as hard as they possibly can to make it look like it is coming from your domain registrar. At first glance, it looks like you are about to lose your domain …
Like any business where big money is at stake, the SEO world has attracted its fair share of scammers. These are people who promise the world, overstate their qualifications, overpromise end results and will take any amount of money that you are willing to send. It’s a fact that most small business owners prefer to …
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It takes a pretty good phishing email for us to take a second look at it. Most phishing emails are very obviously scams to the trained eye. Today we want to share a warning about a new wave of phishing emails aimed at Microsoft 365 users. This is the premium email service provided by Microsoft. …
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You might be amazed at how many people I talk to who think Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) are some sort of scam or Ponzi scheme. There are a multitude of reasons they think this. Usually when the currency makes the mainstream news it’s a story about FTX or some other exchange which folded, taking all …
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A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is essentially a direct link from your computer to an internet access point. Most people access the internet from their home modem which connect directly to the internet through their local ISP (Internet Service Provider). This is fine and dandy most of the time but for those who require a …
Negative SEO is when an unscrupulous or spammy site decides to link to your website. There is no one specific reason why they link to your site but sometimes it can be because your competition paid them to. The reason why they linked to your is irrelevant, however. The bottom line is you must identify …
After receiving a ton of spam from this company I decided to track down the answer to this very question. If you are finding this article after Googling it, then you probably have been getting spammed by Renewal by Andersen as well. But after some investigating it turns out that Renewal by Andersen isn’t actually …
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You have a business and things are going well. Then boom! You get a negative review on Google. To make matters worse, you don’t even have any proof that this was a customer of yours. Or, they were a customer under the previous owner. What can you do? First, it helps to take a step …
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I typically just stick to content related to web design and search engine optimization on this blog. But from time to time I will post an article about scams that are taking place in the virtual world. Today is an especially unique blog for me in that it will be the first time that I …
