Someone said "the price of liberty is eternal vigilance".
Maybe we should update it. Just got a message supposedly from Paypal asking for money. It's a scam, but one I've not seen before.
Showing posts with label scam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scam. Show all posts
Friday, January 13, 2023
Monday, October 04, 2021
The Prevalence of Scams
A rule of thumb: whenever there's money on the table, or "new frontiers" of opportunity, there's people who will exploit the opportunity.
Recent examples:
Apparently R. Kelly had a big entourage. Other big shots, stars in various endeavors, have their own entourages, including the former guy.
People have been selling fake covid-19 vaccination certificates.
Several reports of people scamming the various pandemic-related stimulus programs.
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