How to Spot Internet Scams
As a Retiree, you may be targeted by internet scams while growing your business. There are lots of scams out there. Cybercriminals try to infect our computers, phones, emails, and more. Scams are sneaky enough that most of the time we don't even know they're going on until it's too late. Luckily, we can all avoid becoming their next victim! Cybercriminals and con artists are relentless and often use more than one way to scam people, such as: Spoof phone calls Fake text messages Phishing emails Fake pop-ups Malicious advertisements Fake websites Fake social media profiles Fake online dating profiles In this article you’ll learn about fake pop-ups, specifically Tech Support Scams and how running internet security software can prevent them. Have you ever seen a strange pop-up message on your computer screen that says "virus detected"? This pop-up is actually a fake message created by cybercriminals to trick you. Fake pop-ups are messages that appear on your screen ...