Blackmail variant – 2022-12-15
Another variant. This one came across with the subject “(~_~)”. On 2022-12-20, I received a similar email with badly-formed HTML as the body text wi...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
Metamask – 2022-12-12
Another phishing attempt. The metamask.io URL was set to link to a phishing site. That’s one of the ways they get you to click on these sites and enter yo...
Metamask – 2022-12-07
It’s easy to tell for me, at least, when emails are phishing attempts. Especially when they come from companies for whom I have zero relationship. Like Me...
Crypto phishing email – 2022-12-05
And, of course, the buttons for “Cancel Transaction” and “Log In” go to fake login pages. Classic phishing scam email. Text for accessib...
Geek Squad – 2022-11-28
This one came through with the subject “Verify and confirm your order @436753464758-DZXCDRTWETWET#!” from “nad iosa” (nadiosa19@gmail.co...
Blackmail variant – 2022-11-23
Slight mutation on the one from Halloween. Hello there! Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you. Around several months ago I have obtained access to your...
Geek Squad – 2022-11-23
‘Tis the season for scams, I guess. This came in with the subject “Account creation needs validation #768680#”. The area code for the phone nu...
Extended warranties and repair plans
“Extended warranties” have a bad rep in retail. In large part because they are pushed by cashiers and sales persons who earn a commission selling th...
Insurrection, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the President of the United States
The Fourteenth Amendment at Section 3 says this: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold...
Everything will be used against you
I’ve said before that we need to make it clearer than crystal that rape victims (male or female) absolutely must cooperate with law enforcement with colle...