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Read more at Yahoo! News: N.L. family warns others not to fall victim to the same deepfake phone scam that cost them $10K. Or, from the Washington Post: this report of a similar scam from Regina SK. A...

Here's some good advice from the US FTC: What To Know About Cryptocurrency and Scams. Related podcast: Scammer Stories. Explore all of the #geekoutbasics posts for some general computer safety tips fr...

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . "Look what i found" FB Messenger phishing scam. Old scam. New text. NO CLICKITY! =) webmeister Bud Explore all of the #geekoutbasics posts for some general computer...

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Kitboga is doing the good work by scambaiting: keeping scammers fruitlessly occupied for hours at a time, when they could be victimizing our vulnerable friends and ...

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A scammer imitated Bossman Johnny and tried to run a gift card scam on us. I trolled him. Here's how. =) webmeister Bud Peruse the entire exchange on webmeister Bud...

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . parlaying news reports of Disney+ account hacking into some #geekoutbasics about keeping your accounts safe. =) webmeister Bud Phishing These are the e-mails or tex...

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . despite some fake news you may have read, password managers are the bestest. Please use one. I get passionate about this. =) webmeister Bud Read the article, but do...

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . all about backing up your data, which is SUPER-important, so please protect yourself. =) webmeister Bud Read more about the: 3-2-1 backup strategy at BackBlaze. Exp...

Explore all of the #geekoutbasics posts for some general computer safety tips from webmeister Bud!

Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ever had "Microsoft" or the "RCMP" or the "Canada Revenue Agency" take over your computer and ask for money? SCAM! Here's how Bud recovered, and so can you. =) webm...