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How Scammers take Advantage of the Holiday Seasons

Ah yes, once again we are coming to the end of another beautiful year, it had it ups and downs what with the COVID pandemic still a thing in certain parts of the word, we give thanks for life none the less. One can literally feel the holiday spirit in the air, with the end of the year comes the usual buying, expenditures, prepping for the holidays and so on. With that said, let's move on. This time of the year is usually the breeding ground for a lot of scams and fraud because everybody is desperate and want to get…

How to Recognize Phishing Scams and also Avoid Them

Have you ever gotten a text from someone or a mail and probably a call asking you for some personal information and then discover that the calls and mails were not actually from who you taught it was from; maybe your bank or any other sector that has could have very important and useful information about you? This pattern of scam is what we call phishing scams. Phishing scammers make use of email, text messages, or calls to trick you their target into giving them valuable information that is very personal to you.…
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