Posts Tagged ‘Scam’

SCAM: Tumblr is Not Giving Away a Macbook

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I’m a big fan of Tumblr, as many of my friends may know.  I think it’s the best way to save your favorite images, posts or videos in a public place that you can show to your friends.  For instance, whenever my friends or I see a great video, we usually share it around in a video, but since I was able to start my “Videos to Watch with Friends” Tumblr, I’ve been able to easily just keep all my favorite videos in one place and load them up whenever friends are over.  Try it!

That said, I am unhappy to see more and more scams on the site, and one that’s multiplying itself all over the web right now claims that Tumblr will give you a free Macbook.

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Scam Alert: Don’t Trust Emails From Apple About iPhone5

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Fraudulent emails have started surfacing that announce the imminent availability of the new iPhone 5GS from coming Friday. These emails are part of a new wave of phishing scams and are likely to be an attempt to hack Apple IDs and passwords.

The Apple ID of a user is his/her core identity in the eyes of Apple Inc, and any cyber criminal can get to enjoy all the services that Apple has to offer on your behalf. The hacker would have unlimited access to all of user apps and can utilize the user’s money (which is some cases is a lot) to buy new ones.

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