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The Secret Santa Scam - Your Holiday Generosity Could Cost You
As the holiday season approaches, many look forward to gift exchanges and the spirit of giving. While Secret Santa traditions are meant to bring joy to friends, families, and workplaces, scammers have found ways to exploit this festive activity. A relatively old scam, often circulating on social media, is turning a beloved…
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Welcome to Our New Anti-Scam Campaign: Let’s Fight Fraud Together
Online scams pose a bigger threat than ever. In the past few years alone, these attacks have grown in both number and complexity, with official reports indicating billions of dollars are lost annually to cyber crooks. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reported that victims in the United States lost nearly $10 billion to…
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Captcha scam?
In the link below there's a Captcha and it doesn't seem right to me. I've read about Captcha scams. Can someone from Bitdefender please investigate the one below and report back if it's a scam or not? Thank you! *URL removed by @Gjoksi RULE: Posting malware samples and /or URLs is not allowed in the community! Do not post…
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McAfee scam
For the past 3 days I've been getting requests from McAfee to activate subscription. Closed account with them 4 years ago. Had banking info with them then. They want me to open Antivirus and renew. Looks authentic but not sure. Getting window in lower right hand corner of screen. Can't get rid of this annoying window. Any…
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Insane Repeated Notifications on the forum exactly like a Scam
i do not know where to ask about the forum problems as i see no place for dis , i am receiving notifications right on the forum again and again about the viewed & answered posts by me repeatedly. how to fix ?
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Subscription order scams exposed!
These spammers seem eager to be my friends, always trying to decide what's best for me without making me check anything myself. One even offered me Norton. How thoughtful! Regards
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Someone really was almost deceived because of the text messages sent by this fake base station....😮
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This WhatsApp screen sharing scam cost one woman £20,000
In a disturbing example of how technology can be used against you, Felicity Campbell, a resident of Nottinghamshire, recently fell victim to an elaborate fraud involving WhatsApp’s screen-sharing feature. This one mistake cost her approximately £20,000. How the scam unfolded The incident began when Mrs. Campbell responded…
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Scammer in the name of BOSE
Hi, A scammer created a domain: bose-tech.com and email address: marketing.director@bose-tech.com. He sends online marketing proposals for agencies and after that he send an email with bose marketing materials with trojan. I think that 2 of the files are infected, but Bitdefender found trojan only in 1 file. The other file…
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Malware? Spyware? Hacked? Help please.
Hello! I am having a bit of a weird issue. I tend to leave my computer on and running witch I know isn't the best thing to do but It will sleep and lock. So I would walk away for a couple hours and even sometimes a day. I noticed a couple days ago multiple tabs were opened all at the same time by themselves showing my…
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‘Vishing’ attacks are using scam phone calls to trick users into giving out personal details
Malware known as FakeCall is causing significant disruption by manipulating incoming calls on smartphones, enabling ‘vishing’ scams aimed at tricking individuals into disclosing personal information. Vishing, or voice phishing, is a scam technique that uses phone calls to fraudulently obtain personal data. Scammers…
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recovery scam sites
Hi, Here are some recovery scam sites ( offering fake money recovery / fake charge-back to victims of scams also known as 'reloading scam', 'advance fee fraud', 'recovery room scam' ): [*urls removed by @Flexx*] Thanks.
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Reporting a scan failure
I hope I am reporting this to the right place. Apparently Bitdefender for Android wasn't able to block this while Norton 365, Avast and Malwarebytes were able to. Just letting you guys know.
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Scammers on Truth Social con victim out of $500,000 with Cryptocurrency trading scam
A recent investigation by Gizmodo, launched through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, revealed a concerning trend: Truth Social users are increasingly falling victim to scams that have cost some victims staggering amounts. In particular, one Minnesota user lost over $500,000 in a cryptocurrency trading scam, and…
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USPS delivery notification pop-up (Scam?)
I just got this pop-up on my Windows laptop. It is not a text or email. Is this a new kind of scam? Thanks.
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Trustedresponse.co.in
Has anyone experienced the phishing popups from "Trustedresponse.co.in" and should have Bitdefender caught it?? If so, is there a setting I should have set in Bitdefender. Thanks Randy
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Missed called with rare Message that does not appear elsewhere
I received a strange message along with a missed call notification from an unknown number on my phone. Instead of the usual ‘missed call’ alert, it showed a random, incoherent sentence. Could this be a sign of a security breach or malware? What steps should I take to ensure my device is safe?
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Black Friday scams to watch out for in 2024: How fake shopping sites are out to steal your cash
The 2024 Black Friday is just around the corner, and millions of people are preparing to snag what they hope will be the best deals of the year. But lurking behind the excitement of discounts and shopping frenzies are scammers waiting to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers. Fake online shopping sites have become a…
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Malware
Malware purporting to be McAfee has infected my laptop. I ran a full BD scan and it's still there. What to do?
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I received an offer days before my license expired. Can someone check if this is a scam or a genuine
Consultation with the community or anyone who can respond. I received an offer days before my license expired. Title: Bitdefender - 🚀🌟 New Features, New Security! 3 Years to secure yourself Sender: Sales SoftSecurePROemail@e.podia.com Message Header: SOFTSECUREPRO PREMIUM SERVICE PROVIDER BITDEFENDER Message: Exciting New…
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Beware this Google Street View extortion scam: How scammers are using tech to terrify victims
"Hey, I saw you on Google Street View. I know where you live, and unless you send me money, I’m going to leak explicit photos of you." This is the chilling message some women in the Philadelphia area have received recently, marking a new and terrifying evolution in online scams: Google Street View sextortion. What makes…
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Total Defender invitation for subscription
I've got an e-mail yesterday, 13 October, from Sales SoftSecure Pro (email@e.podia.com) which proposed me to purchase Bitdefender Total Security for 3 years for only $99.99. It looks for me a fake advertisement. Do you have any details about such message?
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NAS drive attacked and cant access any file
My NAS is shared by my office emplyee. we all use it as our primary storage device. Yesterday we cant access to our files. its show a single exe file. I tried to scan the drive but still cant recover. plz help
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Scam of the Month: How celebrity impersonation is exploiting the vulnerable
“Hey, this is Brad Pitt. I’m in the middle of shooting my next big film, but I’ve run into a little problem—I’m all out of film reel. Could you send me a couple hundred dollars to wrap things up? Don’t worry, I’ll pay you back as soon as I’m done!” It sounds absurd, right? But for hundreds of victims caught in the web of…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Quiz
Which of the following things help to decide whether an online shopping website is trustworthy?
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One in five U.S. adults have lost money to online scams: How to avoid being next
A new report released by the FBI has revealed that one in five U.S. adults has fallen victim to online scams, losing a grand total of $1.3B to fraudulent schemes in 2023 alone. This alarming statistic is yet another reminder at how prevalent – and lucrative - online scams have become in just a few years. From phishing…
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Chinese fraud gang
Mobile fake base station,It still ****** exists.
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How do I get rid of this!
This has come onto my screen today, I have run a scan and quick scan and it says no threats and have shut down and restarted - how do I get rid of it? Thanks
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A scammer contacted me through the Bitdefender community forum messages
Hi everyone, I just got contacted through the Bitdefender community forum messages by an obvious scammer. The Bitdefender moderators should immediately ban this user. The message is from a user named chel96676 and is as follow: "Hello, Thanks for accepting my request to connect with you as a friend on this site. This is a…
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Love hurts: How romance scams steal millions and break hearts
Romance is that weird, fuzzy feeling that makes you spend way too much time texting someone to say 'good morning'—and spend way too much money on flowers that die in two days. It’s the magical force that turns rational adults into poets, chefs, and professional cuddlers, all while hoping the other person never notices you…
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frank stevens
Is [*url removed by @Flexx*] a real threat. It says McAfee on it but I don't use them. Any comments? Bitdefender did not identify this as a threat. I did a full scan.
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MacOS security scam
My 83-year-old father received this MacOS Security warning in his Chrome browser on his mac about a month ago. He called the number and thankfully soon realized it was a scam. I installed Bitdefender, cleared his browser cache, etc, and looked for bad extensions. We thought that solved the issue until he received the same…