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Internet Scams

TotalAV Scam?

TotalAV doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation so it comes as no surprise that one of our clients got in touch seeking help to fix a payment issue they were having with that *cough* service *cough*. In discussing the issue, come to find the client didn’t even know what TotalAV was, never mind install it […]

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Internet Scams

YouPorn, Bitcoin, Sexploitation Blackmail Scams

Bitcoin sexploitation scams have been around for a while, and because bitcoin, crypto and other digital currencies haven’t really got to grips with fraud, they persist. It used to be a simple, long form, email explaining how the scammer ‘hacked’ a computer and installed malware/spyware/some super-special code, to record video of the device owner doing […]

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Scams

Voicemail SMS Scam

They’re incredibly annoying, text message from unsolicited numbers stating “You have received a new voicemail” with a web link (URL) that points to some random destination. They’re all scams. So, aside from the fact messages nearly always includes a spelling or grammatical errors, [sic] “+You have received e new vofcemail” (the symbol at the beginning […]