Being more vigilant than ever against scammers and thieves

My blog has a category called “Hey, Scammers!” for a reason. This category allows me to share swindles and scams and sneaks that criminals and extortionists and griefers will perpetrate upon us. And I try to show clues to alert you that a scam is present. Such as in the text message I received yesterday.…

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Instagram Hacked! Send Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pliers!

Yes, I know that’s a nonsensical headline. I get it. But what’s funny is … the robots don’t get it. And it’s yet another reason why I’m feeling less and less enthusiastic about the Meta platforms. Yesterday, I posted this blog, where I discussed joining the new Pixelfed image-hosting social media platform. My blog automatically…

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