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List of common scams

Better Business Bureau

Better Business Bureau

Texas attorney general website

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Better Business Bureau

Better Business Bureau

Better Business Bureau

Another list of common and current scams to watch out for. 

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USA.gov

Better Business Bureau

USA.gov

Learn about scams and how to report them. 

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Videos to learn more

Last Week Tonight - Ransomware episode

12 security tips from a financial advisor

12 security tips from a financial advisor

Very popular comedy news show that gives a lot of good info in less than a half hour. 

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12 security tips from a financial advisor

12 security tips from a financial advisor

12 security tips from a financial advisor


Elliott Appel, CFP® gives great tips in this 13 minute video.

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Smartphone WiFi hacking

12 security tips from a financial advisor

Smartphone WiFi hacking

Kody Kinzie shows how quick and easy it is to steal WiFi passwords from your phone. 

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Mostly entertainment, but can still teach you a lot

Kitboga

Pleasant Green

Pleasant Green

Kitboga is a scambaiter who entertains millions by engaging with scammers, using humor and various personas to waste their time and raise awareness about online fraud.

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Pleasant Green

Pleasant Green

Pleasant Green

Pleasant Green is an American YouTuber and scambaiter who investigates scams and shares documentary-style videos.


 His channel focuses on exposing internet scams and promoting positive interactions.

 He is also an Adjunct Professor at Weber State University.

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Scammer Payback

Darknet Diaries

Darknet Diaries

Scammer Payback, also known as "Pierogi," is an American YouTuber and scambaiter who targets phone and internet scams. He uses cybersecurity skills to infiltrate scammers' networks, waste their time, and expose them.

 His channel, with 8.19 million subscribers, focuses on scam baiting and vigilante tactics to protect others.


He sometimes collaborates with John Hammond, a well known malware security expert.  

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Darknet Diaries

Darknet Diaries

Darknet Diaries

Darknet Diaries is a true-crime podcast hosted by Jack Rhysider, exploring cybercrime, hacking, and internet privacy through investigative storytelling.

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Companies and services that can help

Incogni

VPN providers

Delete Me

Incogni is a data removal service that automates the process of removing personal information from data brokers to protect privacy and reduce identity theft risks.

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Delete Me

VPN providers

Delete Me

DeleteMe makes it quick, easy and safe
to remove your personal data online.  They also work with data brokers to get your personal information removed from their databases to enhance privacy. 

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VPN providers

VPN providers

Have I Been Pwnd?

This is a link to CNET's most recent list of best VPN providers.  There are more providers out there, just make sure you choose a reputable one that meets your needs.  

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Have I Been Pwnd?

Have I Been Pwnd?

Have I Been Pwnd?

A very popular website to check if your email address was found in any data breaches.  If so, change your password immediately! 

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VirusTotal

Have I Been Pwnd?

Mitre Att&ck

You can copy a website URL and paste it into the URL search and check to see the site has any known malware or other issues.  


VirusTotal can also inspect a file that you upload with over 70 antivirus scanners.  Please note that paid subscribers of VirusTotal can download these files and inspect them (because they are cybersecurity experts or students)



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Mitre Att&ck

Have I Been Pwnd?

Mitre Att&ck

MITRE ATT&CK® is a globally-accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations.  It's a lot of technical info, but worth checking out. 


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