How to unmask a Bitly text message scam
It's been some time since a scammer tried to pull one over us with Bitly's link shortening service, but if you…
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How to celebrate May the Fourth online
May 4 isn't just the beginning of another month that edges closer to the middle of the year, but rather Star…
Australia Post scam joins AusPost SMS, how to tell
Scammers might have found a new way to be convincing, as a recent AusPost text scam seems to suggest. How do you tell?
DHL delivery SMS scam aims to convince, how to tell
Even with Telstra's Cleaner Pipes doing some of the heavy lifting, SMS scams are getting through, and scammers…
Similar numbers to yours is how scammers are targeting phones
The next time you get a phone call, if the number is eerily close to yours, there's a good chance it's a scam.
Ensure your phone is backed up on World Backup Day
If you're anything like us, your phone is a big part of your life, and on World Backup Day, making sure it's…
How to deal with image copyright scams
If you run a website, a blog, or a small business, and you use images online, there's a good chance an image…
Scammers target sympathy in the hopes of a Ukrainian “donation”
It doesn't take much to get scammers to do something reprehensible. Usually money gets them motivated, and in…
How an NBN scam can appear convincing (and why it’s not)
The last thing an NBN scammer should do is call someone who writes about scams, and yet that's what happened, so…
How to use tech for an at-home Valentine’s Day
Thinking of just spending Valentine's Day from the comfort of your own home? Try using technology to help you out.