Fruit spam? Fruit spam. If you’ve been noticing a strange rise of fruit-related pictures in your Instagram feed today, don’t worry. Your friends haven’t become (even more) obsessed with taking pictures of their healthy meals. Well, you might want to worry a wee bit, because the pictures might be linked to a fruit-themed spam attack that’s slowly making its way around the popular photo-sharing service. It’s unclear just how said spammers are getting a hold of users’ login credentials, but the attack results in a number of pictures of fruit – of all things – being posted to a person’s Instagram account. The text accompanying the pictures also includes a Bitly hyperlink – clicked on more than 35,000 times as of this article’s writing – that takes users to a fake BBC page promoting weight-loss coffee. “Ever seen this stuff? I guess its super healthy, im giving it a try. I saw it on Dr Oz’s show! Link is in my bio #lovemyfollowers #health,” reads an example of one spammy photo’s description. To its credit, Bitly is now throwing up a giant warning message for users attempting to click through to the aforementioned link. It’s possible the fake BBC site could just […]
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Fake Linkedin email-connect-reminders-Invitation Notification
Fake Linkedin Email-Beware Every day I get new spam, and some of it can be dangerous.Today I got my first fake Linkedin email. When I clicked the button to check it out, I was taken to a poker website. That was actually lucky, because I could of opened a malware file or computer exploit. What spammers, hackers and other nefarious evil people do to get access to you and your computer is what is called “spoofing”. They take a legitimate email, like Linkedin, Paypal or banks, and copy all the graphics and then insert their own links into the email. It is quite simple to do and so easy to fall for. These fake Linkedin emails, fake Paypal emails and fake FedEx, UPS and more are becoming a daily occurrence. My advice? For the fake Linkedin emails, if you do not recognize the person who is asking to connect with you, just go to your Linkedin account and login onto the website. You will see if that invite is in there and you will know you have gotten a bad email. Trash it and carry on. Be wary, be careful and do not trust outside emails that make no sense to you or tell you have […]
Unique and Fun Ways to Promote Yourself Online
Learn about some unique and lesser known avenues to promote yourself and your books. Linda Lee will go over some powerful free places you can promote yourself online. These resources are fun and unique and they work! Tired of the same old routine? Tired of being told you have to use Facebook and Twitter for everything? This webinar will introduce you to some great ideas and places, and also get your creative juices flowing with new possibilities. About the Presenter Linda Lee is an experienced speaker and trainer. She is a recognized expert in WordPress and Social Media and runs a web design business helping organizations convert their websites to blog-based WordPress sites. Come hear from an expert and learn what you need for a professional author website. Register Now We just finished this for the 6th presentation on Author Learning Center. This has turned out to be a very popular presentation. See what people are saying. “Of the six tips she gave, four were completely new and unknown to me so that was great!” “The information on Key words and Forum as well as how long things that I write stay on the internet.” “Encouragement […]
How to safely check “view source” on fake email
How to safely check your email, called “view source” video. Fake Email, Email Scams, Email Viruses and Malware. Every day I get some very bad and dangerous email in my inbox. I run so many websites and have over 10 business email addresses, so between all of those I get quite the variety of fraudulent email. I have been teaching about email and Internet Safety since 1999. Did you know there is a way you can look at your questionable email safely? Many of the latest fraud emails say they are from Payment locations, such as your bank, or PayPal, or it may say you missed a UPS or Fed Ex delivery ,or a bill is due, or the bank needs you to click something to confirm, or even a fake, “you have been paid” email. The go to great lengths to look as real as possible and use enticing subject lines. There are so many fraud scams and fake emails it is overwhelming and very easy to be fooled. Here is a breakdown of one such email I recently got in my inbox. Subject Line: Completed: Please DocuSign this document: Confidential Company Agreement 2013..pdf and it showed the email […]
Email Scams, Fake Email, How to check it video
Fake Email, Email Scams, Email Viruses. Every day I get some very bad and dangerous email in my inbox. I run so many websites and have about 10 business email addresses, so between all of those I get quite the variety of fraudulent email. I have been teaching about this since 1999. I am going to start documenting on this post the email I get when I see a new scam, and help others avoid getting a virus, or getting scammed. There is so much of it, I am just going to start with today’s inbox. Did you know there is a way you can look at your questionable email safely? I made a video on how to do that. Best viewed in full screen mode. Update 6/13 Fake “you have been tagged notifications” from Facebook. Beware of fake Facebook Tag notifications Be wary of fake emails claiming to be from Facebook saying that you have been tagged in a photograph [18 July 2012] If you click on the link within the email, you are not taken immediately to the real Facebook website but instead taken to a site designed to infect your computer with malware. Within four seconds of […]
Pitfalls of Working with Humans
“All things are difficult before they are easy. “ Thomas Fuller I am not a person who writes anything personal on the web. I have always kept all my articles and contributions online as part of my business related work. Anyone who has worked with me or knows me, knows I go above the call of duty. I love helping people. I enjoy teaching and empowering people online. Recently I have hit the over 200 client mark and I guess what happens is called growing pains. The little personal website company has to start tightening up a bit and being a bit more picky with the work and not letting themselves get taken advantage of. I guess sometimes the cosmos send you a message. I had a new customer referred to me by someone in one of my training classes. This person who asked me to redo a site for them, and move it over to new hosting. They were in a hurry and they already had a blogging website up and running. They had some other work online they do on a regular basis as well. This is more online experience then most people I work with. I thought […]
Web Terms and Definitions Quick Guide
Web Terminology, Web Terms and Quick Glossary Web Terms and terminology can be confusing. Often when I work with people, they tell me they do not understand the web terms that I am talking about. This led me the realization that I needed to start building an online web terminology and definitions everyman type of dictionary that was easy to understand. When I looked at the other online dictionary websites offering web Terms and definitions , I still found many of their definitions hard to understand. So this the start of my dictionary, which is going to be part of my WordPress Paid Support membership website. I am building this now and launching in February 2013. Here a few of the most common Web Terms and Definitions which I am frequently asked about. Web Hosting In a general sense, “hosting” refers to “web site hosting” which is the business of providing the equipment and services required to display Web sites. The business of hosting also involves maintaining files and providing fast Internet connections. If you run a Web site or do business on the Web, you have a host and you know the importance of having a good, reliable host. Hosting is very affordable nowadays; […]