These days we are being forced, and choosing, to make many of our purchases online. From paying bills to buying trinkets on eBay, more...

Recently my wife and I noticed that we were getting scam phone calls from numbers that were only a digit or two away from our own...

...they keep calling back and pretending to be someone else. Recently a customer of mine was taken in by a scam caller. The scammers...

It is easy to poke fun at the government for how they "do" technology. I know, I am regularly forced (forced damn it) to lampoon the...

The scammers go to considerable lengths to separate you from your money. I'm selling a car on Gumtree at the moment and a second more...

I was watching an old episode of QI with Stephen Fry hosting it. In fact Series L, Episode 16 where a question about "... larceny: out of...

I recently posted an ad for my car on Gumtree (Australia). Within minutes I'd received a request via Gumtree's built in messaging system...

Recently a video by Jim Browning showed up on my YouTube feed. It was about putting the wind up scammers by finding out their details and...

I've posted a lot about scams so I won't repeat myself here. https://www.ihatemypc.com.au/blog/categories/scams-spams-hoaxes-and-fraud...

Those of you who have been reading some of my previous posts about scams etc. may not be surprised at the depths some folks go to to be...

Today, 19th of May 2020, a business in Kingston reported that the document shown below was slipped under their door in an envelope....

Don't! It is that simple, but please read on to find out why... Over the years I have had instances where a customer has purchased a new...

Australians lose over $50 million per year to internet and computer related fraud. COVID 19 has given the scammers a new seed of doubt...

As we all rush to use new platforms to work, meet and share things the gaps in our knowledge present new opportunities for those with...

While crisis usually brings out the best in people, those who are horrid take it as an opportunity to prey on goodness. The ACCC...

When you register a new business name with ASIC in Australia certain elements of your registration become public knowledge. This is done...

Hi everyone, Just a quick warning that the usual up-surge in email, messaging, SMS and phone scam is upon us. Every time a holiday or a...

...Yorkshire Pro Paving. To be fair, it may not really be them and they may not even exist. However, this spam/scam email is probably the...

[Updated 06/02/20] Pretty much every year I get a phone call from the Police asking me to advertise in their "something or other". This...

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-police-smash-fake-telco-technician-scam-syndicate-528329 I was surprised to not only read this but...