Top Tweets for #Scamoftheday

about 1 year ago

So….. the VA DMV is texting me from an international number #ScamOfTheDay

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over 1 year ago

I have a new #ScamOfTheDay for you. Apparently, I have some tolls in VA that are due. You know where I live…🤦🏽‍♂️

over 1 year ago

The devil is busy this holiday. The USPS has an international number now I see. #ScamOfTheDay

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over 1 year ago

I have a new #ScamofTheDay Happy holidays!! 😂😂

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almost 2 years ago

This week I have had at least 3 emails, saying that my McAfee has been renewed. Tell me the last time I’ve even booted my PC? 😂😂 #ScamOfTheDay

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almost 2 years ago

#ScamOfTheDay Are you getting notified of “payment disbursements”? Can we go back to the Norton anti-virus scam? 🤦🏽‍♂️

about 2 years ago

I have a new #ScamOfTheDay for you. This one is via “Paypal” in my email. They wanted to confirm the Apple purchase 🤦🏽‍♂️😳

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Cambridge Credit Counseling Corp @CambridgeCredit

over 2 years ago

Can someone help me with my package? 😂😂 #ScamOfTheDay

over 2 years ago

#ScamOfTheDay: DocuSign Phishing Scam There has been an increasing number of scams in which phony DocuSign messages are being used to send malware infected links. Scammers then use users' personal information to steal their identity. Read more here: https://t.co/omLrkr98sg

CambridgeCredit's tweet photo. #ScamOfTheDay: DocuSign Phishing Scam

There has been an increasing number of scams in which phony DocuSign messages are being used to send malware infected links. Scammers then use users' personal information to steal their identity.

Read more here: https://t.co/omLrkr98sg https://t.co/OowHArsjGm

over 2 years ago

Hi there, Ryan here. I have another #ScamOfTheDay This one has some serious directions! Any of you get this one?

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over 2 years ago

So wait… the USPS is sending messages from employees’ personal emails? 😂😂 #ScamOfTheDay

almost 3 years ago

Good morning, I have another #ScamOfTheDay On today’s edition, my BOA account has been compromised. But scammer sir, I haven’t had BOA since the 9-9 going into the 2000. 😂

rj1975's tweet photo. Good morning, I have another #ScamOfTheDay On today’s edition, my BOA account has been compromised. But scammer sir, I haven’t had BOA since the 9-9 going into the 2000. 😂 https://t.co/WugakSeTxH

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almost 3 years ago

Don't help scammers build their social networks. Today's #ScamOfTheDay is about a rather greasy business tactic that exists on social media. Sadly, it seems to be tolerated, which makes it all that much more lucrative for the scammers. You, in effect are the product. Here's how it works: Several scammers will operate a network where they create social media accounts where, at first at least, they will like and follow / subscribe to each other. This gives them rankings in the distribution algorithms, and they gain more legitimate followers and likes as their posts proliferate. The content is usually very superficial, but it's carefully chosen (often media clips or clickbait images designed to increase the amount of "eyeball time" or click-throughs that posts get). Once these accounts have been well developed and established, generally over periods ranging from several months to a couple of years, they are put up for sale. For what purpose you ask? Because then other illegitimate businesses (e.g. scams and shams) can purchase these social media accounts and use them to give their brand identify fake credibility. The travesty about this particular scam is that you're not directly a victim of anything, but by participating you are effectively allowing and even contributing to their activity which ultimately lowers the quality of content on social media for everyone. What can you do? When you are liked or followed by accounts that exhibit the characteristics of illegitimate accounts, report them as such. Don't worry if you get it wrong. Reports like these are reviewed and if, after careful examination by the platform, the user is not engaged in nefarious activity, no action will be taken against them. There is no way for the platform, even with its advanced algorithms, to track this stuff in the volume in which it exists. You must report this stuff when you encounter it. When you get likes and follows, review the profiles of the people who like and follow you. You don't have to like or follow them yourself unless you want to, but do your own due diligence to keep your profile clean. Getting followed by lots of people, even if they're low-quality follows can seem appealing at first, but the reality for you is that these people don't do much to boost engagement for you. They basically steal your engagement value for themselves. With time, as your follower base becomes heavily polluted with fake accounts, the algorithms will downgrade your value and your audience will thus be reduced. If you're here to promote yourself on social media or advance your brand, that could be a devastating outcome or at the very least cost you exposure you might otherwise be getting.

almost 3 years ago

In my latest revelation of #ScamOfTheDay I want to caution you against sharing your contact information outside of this platform (or any other). Let me explain: As I've mentioned before, there is quite the proliferation of fake accounts on Twitter/X, but it's not limited to this platform. The same thing happens on LinkedIn, Facebook/Meta, Instagram, and others. The scammer will establish a dialog with you and at some point they will ask you to communicate with them somewhere else, like Hangouts (Google), and more recently WhatsApp. They'll always have some reason for making this request, and it seems innocuous enough to you (perhaps). But here's the thing: They are doing this to steal your identity and also to sell your personal information to other scammers. When you connect with someone on WhatsApp, you are giving them your cell phone number. Once they have that, they can use it to phish you themselves, or more likely simply sell it as a good contact for other scammers, who will then inundate you with phishing schemes and spam. The bottom line: There is no practical reason for someone to ask to engage with you in private chat on a platform other than the way you originally were contacted on. If they are asking you to do that, it's a scam.

almost 3 years ago

Well this #ScamOfTheDay is more like a scam wrapped up in a sham, so it's a two-parter. Pay attention. Here goes the scam: Criminals may try to illicitly transfer the deed to your property into their name without your knowledge or consent. This would typically be done in a case where there are no liens on the property (e.g. you own your house free and clear). The sham is these companies selling you "protection" and capitalizing on your fear of having your home literally stolen out from under you, perhaps while you're even living in it. They tell tragic stories of how people lost their homes due to these criminals. The problem is that they're not telling you the whole story. Yes, this actually has happened and does (rarely) still happen, but the cases don't just end there. Your next course of action in such a situation would be to contest the validity of the deed, in which case there is absolutely zero chance that a judge would award your property to some other party simply because a fraudulent title transfer occurred prior to their acquisition of it. So what happens to the poor sucker that bought your house from the criminal who counterfeited your deed to steal it from you? Well, that's why you (they) buy title insurance when you purchase real estate (and why your (their) lender would likely require it as part of the closing package when the property is purchased with a mortgage.) Title insurance is different than PMI. Title insurance is a financial guarantee that the title is good at the time of execution. So, what would happen is that the criminal's buyer's title insurance policy would make them whole (or the bank if they bought it with a mortgage). Then, the title insurance company would deal with suing the criminal to get the money back from them, and in the meantime the fraudulent title would be voided and you would get your life back, albeit not without some headaches and possibly some expense incurred on your part to set things straight. I am in no way suggesting that being the victim of title fraud is no big deal, but it's not something you need to live in fear of to the point of buying one of these protection programs we're seeing advertised on TV. While there are still paper records recorded at the courthouse related to the execution of deeds, there is also in most cases an electronic process that goes along with it. It's not like someone can just walk into the clerk's office with a counterfeit deed and have it recorded and boom, they own your house. These kinds of transactions can generally only be submitted by title agencies, which are sworn, vetted officers of the court. If anyone like that submitted title work where due diligence wasn't done to validate the identify of the parties, their bonding agent would likely want to have a very uncomfortable conversation with them. Don't fall for scams. Don't fall for shams. Always remember that when someone is cranking up the urgency for you to act immediately, they are most likely not wanting you to take a look around you; they want you to act impulsively or emotionally. Both of which have a funny way of separating you from your money very quickly. Do your own research. Check the facts. Call the courthouse in your jurisdiction and ask the clerk's office about these kinds of crimes (i.e. title theft). Ask them how often it happens there (probably no cases of it). Ask them what measures are in place to prevent someone from doing such a thing. I think you'll sleep easy knowing that this is not near the urgent crisis that these sham ads are making it out to be.

almost 3 years ago

Please help me fight against the spam that is infecting X by legitimately engaging and following me, and share your experiences with #ScamOfTheDay. I'm trying to build a social media presence, but it's really challenging because most of the likes and follows I get ultimately from from fake accounts. Some characteristics to watch for: * Profiles that are fairly new * Profiles that seem to have an extraordinary number of followers, given the profile's age (i.e. a profile created six months ago with a thousand followers) * Profiles that are not "verified" (blue checkmark) * Profiles with pictures of an attractive woman (Women, particularly very attractive ones) are generally more cautious about revealing all their personal details (with good reason), so if "she" is contacting you and appears incredibly interested, it's probably a fake. Be careful giving out information. Try not to answer personal question until you have something from the other person that you can verify or corroborate. Even a seemingly innocuous request, like "can I have your picture?" is suspicious. Once they have your picture for example, they'll research your social media presence (i.e. Facebook)/Meta/Instagram) and create a fake account with your face, and then go through your friends and send friend requests, and then do the same. I see it all the time. If you have any experience with these interactions, please share your story at #ScamOfTheDay. One of the things I'm trying to figure out is what these people's endgame actually is. In my case, they don't seem to be seeking money (at least not very early on), and I don't think they're chatbots (although with #ChatGPT that's always a possibility), so what is their endgame? Personally, I report these accounts to X as fakes/spam, and of course once I call the person out on it, they go dark (big surprise).

almost 3 years ago

Good Afternoon, Ryan here! I hope you’re well. I have new #ScamOfTheDay. On today’s edition, I have 2 emails that my 1. My Netflix has “expired”. 2. My YouTube Premium subscription has also “expired”. (Never had it by the way) 🤦🏽‍♂️

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