Tag: Scam
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There is A New Scam Targeting Comcast Customers – Here is What You Need To Know To Avoid It
With nearly everything digitized in our daily lives, scams designed to steal your money and personal data are a commonplace danger. Bad actors are often neck-and-neck with the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to stop them. Scammers prey on people using manipulative tactics to gain access to sensitive information. Recently a Cord Cutters News reader emailed…
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FTC Warns of Scams Targeting Job Hunters, Here’s What You Need to Know
Finding work is hard enough without being bombarded with scam job offers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers insight into determining whether a job offer is legit, an attempt to steal your identity or rob you. Jobs are increasingly moving to online methods to sift through and hire candidates. However, so are scammers who prey…
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The FTC is Warning That Scammers Are Targeting People With Student Loans With Fake Forgiveness Offers
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled against the student loan forgiveness plan and payments will resume this October. As per con artist tradition, scammers are taking advantage of a confusing situation and targeting borrowers through fake loan forgiveness offers. CNBC reports scammers often “take advantage of confusion around big news like this.” Scammers will use…
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Top 5 Most Common Text Message Scams & How to Avoid Them
The Federal Trade Commission estimates text messaging scams cost consumers around $330 million last year, over double the amount in 2021. Random text messages from unknown numbers are significantly more likely to be opened than unsolicited emails, reaching numbers closing in on 98 percent. Opened emails are noted to be closer to 20 percent, for…
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The FCC Slams Texas Telemarketers With $225 Million Fine
The FCC is really cracking down on those annoying robocalls with some power moves made on Wednesday. The FCC fined two Texas-based telemarketers $225 million in fines for spam calls they made back in 2019 – the largest fine in the commission’s history. According to the FCC, the two companies under the names of Rising…
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No, Netflix is Not Giving Away Subscriptions Due to the Pandemic: Avoid This Scam
Another Netflix scam is making the rounds, attempting to convince you that Netflix wants to give you a free subscription due to the pandemic. Cord Cutters News readers report getting text messages recently, saying that due to the pandemic, Netflix is giving some free passes for the remainder of the quarantine, but that the limited…
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There’s Another Netflix Scam Going Around: Here’s What to Look Out For
Netflix scams are nothing new. Both subscribers and those who don’t even have a Netflix subscription have been targets. We’ve seen scams asking for login verification, one falsely offering free passes on social media, and another just flat out asking for your credit card number – just to name a few. Recently, another scam has…
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Fake Streaming Services and Scams Are on the Rise
As expected, stay at home orders nationwide caused an increase in streaming. The jump in subscriptions and viewing time has benefitted the industry but has also caught the attention of scammers. The cybersecurity firm Mimecast found over 700 suspicious websites attempting to impersonate Netflix, just between April 6 and April 12 alone. The Guardian first…
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A New Scam Is Targeting Netflix Subscribers
As streaming grows scammers are targeting streaming services more often. Many are scams you are likely used to seeing: for example, about a bank. Now they have once again brought back a common scam, but they are targeting Netflix subscribers. If you get an email from Netflix with a subject line of “Your suspension notification”…
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There is a New Email Scam Targeting Roku Owners
With over half of all US streaming players being Roku players and over 70% of our readers owning a Roku, it seems that scammers have taken notice We already talked about a scam that is targeting new Roku users and Roku users looking for tech support. Well, now it seems that there is an even newer…