Category: Social media
Internet scammers
Digital Thieves Last month a customer at my bank’s helpdesk almost paid €400 because his printer stopped working. Here’s exactly how the scammer, or digital thieves, did it. I work at an investment bank’s IT department, part time at the helpdesk.A while ago a very nice gentleman called in total panic: his printer suddenly stopped,…
Read MoreThe WhatsApp job scam
The WhatsApp job scam offers a quick job, but it could have cost me a lot of money. Full Story + How It Works Last year I got added on WhatsApp by a stranger:“Hey, quick online job, €50 for 40 minutes of easy tasks” I played along or a while to see where it goes.Here…
Read MoreSocial media easy?
Think creating videos for social media is easy? Social media “experts” love to say “any idiot can do it”. But if you are new to computers, it can be nightmare. As someone with many years of IT experience, I spent days wrestling with tools to make simple videos. Here is why it is not normal…
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