Calendar invites from spammers: how they sneak past your filters and try to nick your Microsoft log-on
TL;DR: Microsoft does not send subscription renewal calendar appointments. Don’t accept long, multi-day calendar invites about “renewals” or “service disruption.” Check the sender, if it’s not a Microsoft domain, it’s dodgy. Never open an attached HTML/webpage file...
When Spam Slips the Net: Why You Still Get Dodgy Emails
We had a corker of a scam email land recently, supposedly from DocuSign, but actually coming from something called palmwineboys.com (I kid you not). It even had a lovely big red REVIEW DOCUMENTS button, linking off to a sketchy tracking service. Now, the knee-jerk...
When Martin Lewis and Kier Starmer “Team Up” with Quantum AI (Except They Didn’t): The Deepfake Scam Playbook
TL;DR: No, Martin Lewis isn’t flogging dodgy “Quantum AI” investments. Neither is Kier Starmer. Scammers are using deepfake tech to put words in people’s mouths and cash in on your trust. AI makes this easy, cheap, and scarily convincing. Learn how these scams work,...
The Winter Fuel Payment Scam – A Masterclass in Dodgy Tricks
TL;DR: Real government sites end in .gov.uk, anything else is fake. DWP does not send mass group texts exposing strangers’ numbers. They never need your card details and make a verification payment for benefits. Ever. Scammers start with harmless info to build trust,...
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