Stay Safe Online

  • Facebook

A Facebook lottery scammer contacted us; this is our conversation

This week a Facebook scammer decided to contact us. So we did what any anti-scam website would do. We played…

7 years ago
  • Stay Safe Online

Links falsely offer free Heineken keg for beer’s “140th anniversary” – Scam

Watch out for messages on social media - specifically WhatsApp - that urge recipients to click a link to receive…

7 years ago
  • Twitter

Scammers pose as celebrities on Twitter giving away crypto-currencies

In an emerging online scam that is targeting Twitter, scammers are posing as well-known celebrities to trick Twitter users into…

7 years ago
  • Stay Safe Online

How to spot a phishing email from your bank

One of the most common types of phishing email scams are ones that attempt to trick victims into handing over…

7 years ago
  • Stay Safe Online

Extortion email scam claims to have video of email recipient “self-abusing”

An extortion email scam came through our cyber letterbox this morning that was certainly... different. We see all types of…

7 years ago
  • SnapChat

Watch out for scams or workarounds claiming you can revert back to old Snapchat

A set of instructions claiming to show users how to revert back to an old version of Snapchat isn't dangerous,…

7 years ago
  • Quiz

The Safer Internet Day Quiz 2018

It's that time of the year again - where we celebrate learning about how to better stay safe using the…

7 years ago
  • Stay Safe Online

5 very easy tips to keep your online accounts safe

Between our Internet banking accounts, PayPal accounts, email accounts and social media accounts, there is a LOT of information about…

7 years ago
  • In The News

Man learns of own “death” in callous Internet scam

While the term "It's not official until it's on Facebook" may be becoming somewhat of a popular saying, for one…

7 years ago
  • In The News

The most used passwords of 2017 revealed

SplashData has just released their annual list of the most commonly used passwords for the year, based from information gleaned…

7 years ago