Category: Scam Alerts

How can I tell if I was hacked

Can I Tell if My Facebook Account was Hacked?

Your Facebook account may or may not have been hacked.  If you are not sure, you should immediately change your Facebook password and then scroll through your activity (messages, posts, etc.) to make sure there’s no strange activity on your account.  If you can log in without an issue and everything looks normal, then you may not have been not… Read more →

Scam Alert – Web Envy

I received a couple of inquires from clients in regards to a bogus invoice faxed to them from a company called Web Envy. By the way, who faxes anymore? Both invoices were for SEO/Link Building services for $98.57. Unlike the Domain Slamming scam, there is no fine print stating, “this is a solicitation”. This was sent like a regular invoice… Read more →

SCAM ALERT: 9740 Directories

In 2014, a GoDaddy phishing spam started showing up in people’s inboxes stating “Your account contains more than 9740 directories and may pose a potential performance risk to the server.”  It then asks to reduce the number of directories for your account to prevent account deactivation.  It provides a link to click on to resolve the issue.  Today, it appears to come from… Read more →