Category Archives: scam

It Wasn’t Me

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Will S.

I received a security email today from Facebook in response to a password reset request that someone submitted (the email came to me from security@facebookmail.com). I received a simultaneous text message too. If you don’t know, Facebookmail.com is the domain … Continue reading →

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Catfish Scams are Never-Ending

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Will S.

It’s very sad that people become victims of catfished romance scams. Catfishing is a term that means presenting an identity that is other than your true identity. I have written about this in the past; read my article titled, Catfish, Catfish, … Continue reading →

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My Recent Scammer

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Will S.

A friend of mine who is connected to me on Instagram stated he was starting an online business and asked if I would look at the draft website he was working on and critique it. I’ve done that before for … Continue reading →

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Little Black Book: Scammer’s Scripts

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Will S.

Warning…Warning…Warning: This is a long one. I ramble a bit, but I make some important points. From time to time, I get friend requests or inbox messages (DMs) via social media from scammers. I know they are scammers because, well … Continue reading →

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On Being Cynt Marshall

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Will S.

I received another one of those friend requests from a fake bitcoin account. They are unrelenting. Some of them are real people doing the scamming while others are bot accounts set up to do so automatically, without human action but … Continue reading →

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