I wanted to cover this to help you avoid getting involved with the hacker. Browser hacks can come from webpages you browse and from the ads that may appear with those pages. A browser hack essentially takes over your screen. Sometimes doing this with an audio announcement that you need to call the phone number …
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Marriott Rewards Scam
This phone call happens repeatedly every week. They Robo call with a voice saying “Thank you for choosing Marriott – press one to get your complementary stay.” Sounds good right? And when they finally come on the line they pump you up with this trip and that trip like its all free. It is really …
“Get even more out of Windows” notice and recommends from my friends at MASRA
MasraTech website: http://masratech.com/ This “feature” has been causing problems for a lot of our clients. We highly suggest you turn this off in Windows 10. Turn On or Off “Get even more out of Windows” or “Let’s make Windows even better” Suggestions in Settings 1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the System icon. 2 Click/tap …
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Amazon Hack
From a friend on FB today: Heads up! I received an email from Amazon today asking me to verify my information, I contacted Amazon and they said they have not sent anything out so we have a new scam , if you get an email from Amazon asking you to update your information it is …
Cox Cable issues
Today I got a call from a long time client sharing that over the weekend her internet went down. She subscribes to Cox Cable in south Orange County and it was working fine, and then it wasn’t. She made no changes to wiring and did not touch the equipment, it just quit working. She is …
Another Scam, this time copied from the neighborhood blog – cox
Beware – most probably scam call. Just got a call from a lady claiming to be from Cox technical support. Her story (paraphrased here): “the Cox server caused some services in my computer to stop and as a result, the fast internet service I am paying for is slower than it should be. Her assignment …
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Phone Call 2019-06-13 – low interest
So today I answer the business line. And it’s another robocall about credit, you know, “We have been monitoring your credit and, CONGRATULATIONS, you qualify for low interest, click 1 to talk to someone that can help you.” I click 1 and after a while a gentleman comes on the phone with the East Indian …
Telephone Scammer 2021-01-20 – antivirus
I just got a call from a new scam approach. They start with saying your antivirus subscription refund is available because your antivirus supplier has gone out of business, You are owed $299. When I play along, I find that the first level person just wants me to get google up and running. Then they …
WordPress by bp
Update 2021-03-31: Updating funny pics Today I am leaning how to use the Fun Pics gallery. Uploading is a snap once the process is understood. Also, there is a randomize function so they now come up in a different order every time the page is loaded. I find these pics all over websites, FaceBook, emails …