Coronavirus lockdown fine scam

The coronavirus fine scam

We all know in these times with the coronavirus going around and people being on lockdown there's always going to be someone there trying to make some quick money, in this case there doing it by text and pretending to be from gov.uk.

How the scam works

how this scam work is by scammers sending out texts in mass pretending to be from gov.uk and explaining how they have noticed you leaving your house more than once a week and you have been fined for doing this, and how you should click the link they have sent you to pay your fine.

Please don't fall for this new type of scam going around and do not click the link they send you it is a phishing page that has been made to replicate the real gov.uk site and if you have entered any details get in contact with your bank and even take it to the police.

what can the police actually inforce

In reality, the police can order members of the public to go home or leave an area, and they have the power to disperse a group, using ‘reasonable force’, and can make arrests if someone refuses to comply.

They can also fine you but it won't be through text it will be on the spot and Those who ignore the tougher restrictions could be hit with a £60 fine initially then reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days and another for £120 for a second offence.

Work from home scam

The work from home scam

In these time with the corona virus going around its leaving a lot of people out of work and out of money so people are trying to go online and find "work from home" jobs so they can still self isolate but there's a new type of scammer that is going around praying on these types of people to try and extort money from them be aware.

How the scam works

What scammers are trying to do is advertise a "work from home" job either through social media or sites like indeed what makes this a scam is that they will offer a get rich quick scheme where within days/weeks you can earn thousands.

But this is not the case most of the time they will ask for a upfront fee to get you started of or they will give you a sign up link that will lead you to a phishing page where they will ask for you to put in your bank details for "proof of age" but there not what there trying to do it phish your bank information so they can pass the security questions required by the bank and transfer over your funds.

How to avoid this 

What you can do to avoid this is don't join any get rich quick schemes while that's nothing new, they will try look as authentic as possible so be really careful also people are creating phishing pages replicating real business, how you can spot that is a phishing site compare the url you got sent with the real business url if it doesn't match up its fake also follow these steps below.

• To help protect yourself you should:
• reject offers that come out of the blue
• get the company’s name and establish their credentials using the FCA’s Financial Services Register
• beware of adverts on social media channels and paid for/sponsored adverts online
• do not click links or open emails from senders you don’t already know
• be wary of promised returns that sound too good to be true
• take your time to make all the checks you need, even if this means turning down an ‘amazing deal’
• do not give out personal details (bank details, address, existing insurance/pensions/investment details)
• seek financial guidance or advice before changing your pension arrangements or making investments

The netflix phishing scam

The netflix scam

I got this sent in from someone to share and try let people know what's going on, especially since this type of email looks very convincing. A new type of phishing scam trying to trick people into thinking there account is closed.

How the scam works

Scammers send out emails in bulk pretending to be from netflix, explaining how your account is suspended and how you can activate it back up by clicking the link below and updating your details. But this is not the case they are hoping you click the link and put in your details so they can either steal money from your bank account or steal your information to sell on to other fake scamming companies.

how to avoid the scam

It's pretty simple how you can avoid this, you can't help receiving the emails and you may even think its real and click on the link but don't worry clicking the link alone won't give the scammers any of your information. But if you do receive this do not click the link and if you do click the link do not put in any of your personal details.

To spot a fake email always check for grammar mistakes and if it's grammarly incorrect most of the time its a copy and paste script so there's little things that wouldn't be quite right but if it looks legit like its been sent from the company and you can't quite tell get in touch with customer support on netflix and just double check its always better to be safe than sorry this is what a fake email looks like info@mailer.netflix.com this is how people get caught up because it looks like it came from a real netflix address just be aware.

what to do if you fall victim to this

If you end up clicking the link and entering your details make sure to contact your bank straight away and explain to them what happened they will be able to tell you if any money comes out or any suspicious activity and they will be able to sort it out from there. Also report it here https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/scam-emails

Barclays telephone scam

Barclay's telephone scam

What is barclay's ?

If you don't know what Barclay's is, it's a UK bank that is very popular and a lot of people go with them for banking.

What is the Barclay's scam ?

What is the Barclay's scam. Although I've never received one myself, I have seen numerous people receive a call from someone pretending to be from Barclay's and basically saying "in these times with the corona virus going around they can offer you a grant, but first they need your bank details" this is how you can tell that it's a scam, your bank would never ask for bank or card details.

What you should do if you get contacted or have fallen victim ?

What should you do if you receive one of these calls, decline the call. If you do answer because you don't recognize the number DO NOT give out any bank details to anyone, if they ask for bank details put down the phone.

If you get contacted by these scammers please report them here

• https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
• https://www.barclays.co.uk/digisafe/reporting-fraud/

both links work. If you end up falling victim to this scam just be aware it may not only be Barclay's they probably pretend to be multiple banks. Just make sure to never give out bank information and if you receive a call, inform the bank they are imitating and report the phone number they are using.

New BT email scam

New BT email scam.

There is a new BT email phishing scam going around the uk. It's made to look like a real BT email, they state in the email that they will be replacing your broadband cables and your internet will fluctuate between the dates they give you. But for the inconvenience they will give you a gift coupon for 12 months free streaming services and redirects you to a fake page where they try get you to enter your bank details for proof of age (DO NOT FALL FOR THIS). I will show below how you can tell that this is a scam and should not be trusted. 

How to tell that this is a scam.

I will be showing you a couple of ways on how you can tell that this is a scam and there only trying to gain information from you. While writing this it wont let me redirect to the site they sent me as it has been took down but i'm sure they will use the same technique but different link.

First of its very simple, if you ever get any emails pretending to be from a company and your not to sure if its a phishing email you should look up on the internet the official email address. For example the email I received the address was (newsletter@unaunace.com) obviously that is not BT's real email address because if you receive a email from bt it should have (@btinternet.com).

How to stay safe from fake emails.

The best way to stay safe from fake emails that are trying to phish information and most probably your card details are 

1. DO NOT open any links from any email that you don't know where they have come from.
2. ALWAYS double check the email address you received with the real email address where you can find online.
3. If you do click on a link from a email do not put in your information like home address and card details especially if you don't know where the email come from.
4. Always check the address bar this may not always be the case but make sure the url starts with (https).
5. Always check for spelling mistakes.
6. And most important advice I can give you is if it looks to good to be true, then it is. 

 If you would like more information about scams/hacking/phishing check out my other posts i'll link below. I will be uploading more in the future to make more people aware on what's going on.

https://misconceptionhacker.blogspot.com/2020/03/misconception-of-hackers-and-being.html

The blackmail email scam

The blackmail email scam.

Today im going to be explaining the blackmail email scam, which thousands of people have fell for. With each sending thousands to fake blackmailers, I know this because I have received these emails in the past and you can follow the bitcoin addresses they link to find out how many times the scam has worked and how much for.

The scam is very simple. They send out emails in mass explaining that they have your password and have planted a virus on your computer where they have found interesting stuff in your internet history and they will share it to everyone you know, DO NOT FALL FOR THIS.

What they have done is got a hold of an old database that has been leaked and found your details. Then they claim to know your password and are going to share information about you to your friends and family if you don't send them a set amount through bitcoin, normally within 24/48 hours.

What to do if you receive a email like this, sorry to say but your details have been leaked somewhere on the internet where people can easy pick them up. So if you have recieved a email like this please make sure to

• change passwords for all of your accounts

This method of scamming is very good for the scammer because they use bitcoin which is hard to track down and trace where the money is going but if you have fell for this please report it here https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/scam-emails

To avoid this use common sense they normally use a pre written script that either has spelling mistakes or is grammatically incorrect, and no one should physically have any browsing history unless they gain access to your computer through a virus you have downloaded which won't be the case.

The blogging experiment updated 4/3/2020

Blogging experiment

I am making this as an experiment. I have never blogged before or had any interests in blogging but i'm going to be doing a week where i upload 1-2 blogs a day, for a week without paying for any promotion or any tools to help me get views.

What I am going to be doing is self promotion, doing a lot of research on where I can post my blog to help get views and to get out there. I will be listing sites that I have found useful to bring in views to your blog.

I will be updating this blog daily with new sites and new ways to get your blog out there to the public. I've already done a lot of research and I have found a lot of posts/blogs that are there to help try get your blog out there that are outdated and a lot of the sites are not free or have been taken down.

Update 3/22/2020

Up to now i've made 6 blogs before this has been posted I started on the 14th of march 2020 and have reached over 1500

Sites I have found useful (will be getting updated)

https://news.ycombinator.com/   (forum)
https://www.scoop.it/topic/hacking-misconceptions    (forum)
https://saidit.net/user/hackingmisconception/     (forum)
http://www.linkcentaur.com/hop?aff_token=36a6f (backlink checker plus backlink indexer -referral link)

Through recent events with the corona virus and things that have been happening I have not been able to upload daily but in total I've made 6 posts and below is my data tables

I will keep updating and adding more links that should help with your blogs and viewership. I didn't mention stuff like facebook and twitter because most people already know about them.

Also feel free to comment some useful links below I'm sure there's a lot more sites out there that I have not found.

updated 4/3/2020

since i started my blog i didnt expect to get it over 5000 views in total but now nearly 1 month in and nearly 15,000 views by exploring and using different methods this is proof that anyone can blog and get views with the right research and ill be listing a couple more links below that could help 

https://everve.net/ref/72384/

http://ylkhts.cc/?id=2634964