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Angie’s List, Are they really working for you?

By mark grote Posted on June 25, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Angie's List is real not looking out for consumers; you have to follow the money… I purchased a membership into Angie’s List several years ago for ½ price. I wanted to see how they worked. I wrote my own company, …

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Imposter Scams

By mark grote Posted on March 31, 2018 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Some 348,000 people reported impostors, 19 percent suffered a financial loss. Impostor scams were again the top fraud in 2017, according to the Federal Trade Commission, which has detailed the 2.7 million complaints the agency received from consumers last year. Although the total …

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Yelp is a Scam

By mark grote Posted on September 28, 2017 Posted in Scams No Comments

Yelp business reviews are massaged by their so called "fraud detection algorithm". A business is black-mailed into paying Yelp for good reviews. The "algorithm" simply does not let good reviews get posted until you pay Yelp for them. Many companies …

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Popular Phone & Email Scams

By mark grote Posted on February 27, 2017 Posted in Scams No Comments

Information you need to protect yourself from being a victim of the latest scam tactics:    Advance fee scams – Don't fall for claims that you have won a lottery, prize, or can invest in a great opportunity, if you have to pay …

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THOR Locky Ransomware

By mark grote Posted on November 14, 2016 Posted in Virus No Comments

.Thor Virus THOR is the newest manifestation of the much feared Locky Ransomware. With the latest version of these malicious programs being released under the name of .Thor Virus, the Ransomware family has gotten even bigger and the danger it …

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Anti Adware miss most Malware

By mark grote Posted on November 1, 2016 Posted in Scams No Comments

Anti Adware Solutions miss most disruptive Malware By Brian Livingston Now that 80% of home PCs in the U.S. are infected with Adware and Spy-ware, according to one study; it turns out that nearly every anti-Adware application on the market …

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“Antivirus Pro” is fake virus protection

By mark grote Posted on October 13, 2016 Posted in Virus No Comments

How Did “Antivirus Pro 201x” Infect My PC? There's actually a number of ways this annoying/dangerous little bugger got on to your PC, but the most common, is from downloading & sharing music from torrent related websites, or visiting other …

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What are Superfish?

By mark grote Posted on September 21, 2016 Posted in Scams No Comments

Superfish and its certificate may be on PC What are Superfish and why are they so dangerous? Superfish is a piece of software that PC Retailers admitted to pre-installing on many of its laptops and PCs to "enhance the shopping experience" …

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Remote control of your computer

By mark grote Posted on August 19, 2016 Posted in Scams No Comments Tagged with phone, remote

Phone Scam via remote login to your PC If anyone calls you on the phone and claims there from Microsoft or McAfee or Nortons (etc)… Well their not! Scammers and telemarketers use the legitimate company names to gain your trust. …

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