Beware cold calls from people claiming to be from Microsoft about problems with your computer.

By , on 8 September, 2011
These generic error messages spell my DOOOOOM!

I got a fun phone call this evening. The number was blocked and my initial reaction was to not answer it, but my boss is in town and the phones at work don’t always show up properly on my phone’s caller ID so I went against my better judgement and answered it. The man on . . . → Read More: Beware cold calls from people claiming to be from Microsoft about problems with your computer.

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SEB Pro Tip: Just because the voice on the phone claims he’s from the corporate office…

By , on 28 April, 2011
Pic of Charlie Brown.

I'm right there with you on that one, Chuck.

…that doesn’t mean you should gather up all the money in your store and hand it over to someone you’ve don’t know at a McDonald’s:

The manager wasn’t available, so the caller told the employee who answered that he was from the corporate office and . . . → Read More: SEB Pro Tip: Just because the voice on the phone claims he’s from the corporate office…

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Beware friends asking for emergency money via Facebook chat.

By , on 21 April, 2011
Pic of Facebook scam logo.

Scammers are a clever bunch. They’re always coming up with ways to try and separate you from your cash. Lately it involves hacking Facebook accounts and then scamming friends of the victim into sending them money. The folks over at The Consumerist have two recent examples of the scam being thwarted by vigilant would-be victims:

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Trying to track down “Setsune” who once wrote about WinFixer 2005.

By , on 26 March, 2008

OK this is going to seem a bit odd, but I’ve been asked if I can track down someone who wrote an entry about the WinFixer 2005 Malware over at the B.I.S.S. Forums circa September of 2005 who posted it under the user name “Setsune.” In case you’re wondering why I’ve been asked if I . . . → Read More: Trying to track down “Setsune” who once wrote about WinFixer 2005.

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