Category: Scams and Security

  • How to remember passwords: Part two

    it is hard to remember passwords. If you are a senior or adult who keeps forgetting passwords… guess what? Not only are you not alone but it has nothing to do with being a senior. My kids were always forgetting their passwords to the email account they use for homework (Oddly enough not the password…

  • Lonely Harts Scam: Case Cosed She got away

    Looks like this one got away. It’s been three weeks since we have had any communication. Alice has started sending me more images of their “Child”. This is directly aimed at the heartstrings. Unfortunately, I was too busy with my real life to respond other than a few short words. If you think of it,…

  • Glitter Bomb Vs Scammers

    This is a great video by Mark Rober that talks about how some of these scammers work. He not only talks about how they catch a scammer using a glitter bomb but how the entire scam is structured. This is a great video to send to seniors who seem to fall for this kind of…

  • Anatomy of a Lonely Hearts Scam: “Day 8 How long will it take”

    I have been asked how long do you think it will take before “Alice” tried to take my money? In this blog post, I’m going to explain the number one weapon of the lonely hearts scam artist. Patience. If you are just joining us then I recommend looking at the previous posts! Previous Posts What…

  • People hate passwords

    I have been teaching adults how to use computers for over 15 years now. My favourite class to teach is for seniors who just need a little help getting past some of the concepts of using a computer. Some love using computers to do creative projects or make their business life just a little bit…

  • How to tell your MacBook is infected with malware

    It’s Monday morning. My coffee is still too hot to drink. I’m sitting on the sofa in the front room with my headphones on listening to a blog post about Apple malware. (I convert text to speech for my Dyslexia). I had to stop the audio because the advice the really bad advice the author…

  • Lonely Hearts Scam: Day 7 “The art of faking Romance”

    The tide has shifted again. Over the last week, Alice has brought up investing in bitcoin, starting a business or investing in her plastic surgery clinic when she moves to Sydney. This makes me think that it’s more of an investment scam more than a lonely heart. Then this happened. Remember dating….when you meet someone…

  • Why are phone scammers still using the same old scam?

    We all have received those calls from scammers claiming to be from NBN, Telstra or Amazon. As much as we try we can’t get them to stop. Makes us think they are stupid because we all know better. But it’s not stupid. It’s math. It is still a call center. For those of you who…

  • Lonely Hearts Scam: “Holiday Special” Family and Time away

    How many tv shows do you know have a holiday special? We do too. If you are new to the blog this is about a Lonely Hearts Scammer who contacted me randomly. I have been trying to keep the conversation going for as long as I can in order to show you how the scam…

  • Lonely Hearts Scam: Day 5 “Showing money you don’t have”

    As the conversation with the con artists continues. The conversation is starting to take some interesting steps. “Alice” is starting to show off some of “Her money” by showing off her new car. The conversation was me just asking if they had a good day. I’m not one for cars. Honestly, my midlife crisis would…