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How to Spot an Online Scam with these 7 Warning Signs

The Internet is full of useful information and various sites offering a host of services to make your life easier, but then there are also many types of scammers patiently waiting online to catch you unaware with a new Internet scam. It can often be difficult to distinguish honest online transactions from the scammers. Here are seven warning signs that you are getting scammed. 1. Fishy Email or Site The first thing you should check on an email from an unknown sender is the site they claim to belong to. If the domain name at the end of… Read more

How to Determine If a Website Is Legit and Safe to Use

2018 was another year of online scams and data breaches, so it’s no wonder if you feel paranoid about the website that you are visiting. It is important for you to know that a website is safe before using it, and especially before sharing sensitive data, such as credit card information, with the site. There are many signals that can help you determine whether a website is safe to use or not. When surfing the web, watch out for these signals. How Invasive is the Advertising? This one requires a bit of intuition and detective work, but you can often tell the credibility of a… Read more

How Scammers Take Advantage of Tax Season

When it’s time to file your taxes, it can be a mad dash to get everything sorted before the deadline. Unfortunately, this mad dash to get your tax returns filed makes for a prime hunting ground for hackers. By using the deadline rush they can slip in their scams while people are in a frenzied state, catching them off-guard and getting their malware onto the victim’s computer. But how do scammers take advantage of the tax season, and what can you do as a taxpayer to avoid such an attack? How Scammers Take Advantage of Tax Season The key to the scammer’s attack is… Read more

No More Warnings: This Is a Real Phone Scam

The writers here at Make Tech Easier write often about scams and hacks. We report the news of the recent scams, show you how to keep yourself safe from being hacked, discuss products that can help protect your personal data, etc. We do a lot. And the reason is because we care and really want to prevent our readers from becoming victims. Background And that’s why I am telling this very personal story. I want to save this from happening to other people. Today I’m not writing the news of a new scam that was just discovered. This time I am writing about a very… Read more

4 Facebook Scams You Should Look Out For

Facebook is one of the biggest hubs of social activity, which makes it a ripe target for people who want to cheat and swindle others. From spreading fake information to using Facebook’s own site against them, scammers have taken to Facebook in hopes of cheating its vast user base out of their personal information. As such, it’s a good idea to wise up to their tricks so you can avoid falling prey to their dastardly tricks! Let’s take a look at some ways scammers are targeting users. Related: Five Facebook Alternatives for Those Who Are Looking to Switch 1. Scam Ads Unfortunately, Facebook has had… Read more