10 Common Internet Scams and How To Avoid Them

macmost.com/e-3118 The best way to protect yourself from online scams is to understand how they work. Learn about these 10 common Internet scams and talk about them with your friends and family before it is too late.
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[@qkrotor]

So many scams these days. This should be required viewing for anyone, particularly the older folks among us.

[@Erin-Thor]

When people send me money, I just say thank you.

[@LetsGoChaseThatTrain]

My response to the Sherriff Scam: "Come right on over. You know where to find me. I'll be right here waiting for you."

[@pratchmg]

The first question I ask them is "What's my name?" They hang up because they don't know it.

[@danielst-cyr]

Great video. I had one guy tell me I had money left in a bank account. I told him it was his lucky day and keep it and I terminated the call. Can you imagine getting up in the morning and going "to work" to rip people off. I will share this episode for sure.

[@loisskiathitis8926]

What’s the matter with people? A very useful and informative video tutorial today! Thank you, Gary!👏🏻❤️

[@IvanB330]

I thought I was scam aware - thanks for this because I had no idea about some of these!

[@davidcking7]

Thank you for dispensing this advice, Gary. This is very useful and deserves a wider audience.

[@sdflyer1672]

Excellent advice. Thanks, Gary!

[@bigwoz78]

Terrific video Gary. Everyone needs to see this.

[@CarlosRuiz-nx3vm]

Thank you, Great Info.

[@massterrbarber]

Great content and thank you for the awareness and transparency. Blessings.

[@clcortelyou]

Great stuff. Shared to facebook and asking folks to share there.

[@eferlinindonesia1910]

I experienced all these ... thanks for sharing them...

[@davissg1415]

Thanks for the video. There are other sites that show how these "people" go about scamming. Gotta keep your head on a swivel watching for the scammers.

[@rrrosecarbinela]

Thanks. Shared to my social media.

[@carolinebarlow4795]

Thanks very much, Gary, for this informative video! Some timely warnings here.

[@willardroad]

Excellent! Really, really good, and easy to understand. I am a big ol' nerd, so I know these, but I have friends & loved ones who seem to believe anything and everything. Now, instead of telling them myself, I'll kindly share this video with them. Useful tool!

[@Elvisdukebox]

Thanks Gary great video 🙂👍

[@perrysrc]

Great video and very informative

[@n1iex]

Awesome and informative video!

[@ImMisterEric]

Well done!

[@mojoblues66]

You forgot 4. Share this channel with all Mac users you know :)

[@bobmetzger51]

Very helpful. Thanks. Also, never use a link embedded in an email or text message. Especially, if you do not know the sender.

[@JacarandaMusic]

Even if you do know the sender; people get hacked.

[@ArnoudRoeland]

Thank you Gary! These are some very good tips. I haven't experienced many scam attempts on my computer, but I do get A LOT of phone calls telling me that I have some account with bictoins, which I don't. If in doubt I would hang up the phone and contact the helpdesk of the company they claim to be calling from.

[@ronaldmondriaan897]

Thank you Gary for the warnings and yes I started a romance more than 40 years ago with my wife in those times there was no computer at all😀👋

[@darincampbell171]

Well, Gary, I have been scammed twice. Once, I ordered some shoes from a company in China. I got the shoes, and they must have been in Chinese shoe sizes because they did not fit at all. I couldn’t even get half of my foot in one of them. I lost $40. The second scam was where I sent $39.99 for an E-bike. The company claimed that they had a surplus and needed to make room for other products. I came to find out that they just took my money. I felt so dumb. However, I am smarter today. For one, if it has to do with money, I just reject it. Plus, if it sounds too good to be true, it is! I hardly think that I will ever be scammed again. I really believe that! Peace.

[@andrewward7042]

I sent a valuable lens to someone through a post office in Queens, the post office or someone working there were in on the scam.

[@skismosis]

LMAO, no such thing as a free lunch, unless you are sleeping with the cook and are dam good in bed.

[@byronsbrain]

Thank you! this video is so useful I hadn't heard about most of these.

[@TheOldGeekGuy]

I don't usually share anything but this one I did.

[@Robert08010]

Recent I have seen a rash of these on facebook and got one myself just today: "Hey I really like your homepage and I have tried to friend you but its not going through. Would you please try from your end?" Now obviously I know it's a scam but I don't know how it plays out or what the objective is. Do you know what its objective is? I should mention that these appear as replies to comments rather than IMs.

[@macmost]

Could be the same as the Wong Number Scam in this video. Or it could just be a way to grow a Facebook page.

[@Robert08010]

@@macmost But how can that be useful to a scammer? Friends that you don't even know.

[@macmost]

@@Robert08010 Do you mean the "grow a Facebook" idea? By that I mean it is not a scam (at least not this type) it is just someone with a Facebook page looking to get more followers to boost their page and doing it in a dishonest way.

[@ralphhenson3192]

Thank you! Really helpful stuff. I get texts weekly from someoone saying hi, how are you this afternoon? I just ignore them. Should I block them?

[@macmost]

Do you ever get it from the same number? If not, then blocking would not matter.

[@teenguyen4124]

I play along and send me videos of some guy playing with his asshole and tell them that I want my ass to be fingered by them 😂😂😂

[@redfava]

A scam to watch out for: A well dressed person knockes on your door saying their car has broken down and their cell battery is flat; Do you mind if they use your land line to call for help? Obligingly you let them, only they call a very expensive premium number they've set up, speak for 5-10 minutes, thank you profusely and leave. You won't know you've been scammed until your next phone bill arrives.

[@FreeSpeechisMyRight10]

Anybody that would let a stranger into their home is just asking for trouble.

[@stephanemignot100]

Never click a link in an email

[@Erin-Thor]

But… that’s how I found the MacMost channel! 🤣🥰

[@VebleAleksandra]

Wow, Thank you, Gary. Great Info. I need your help to promote my books on Amazon. Interested?

[@macmost]

Sorry, I don't do anything like that.

[@smitmachinale8281]

Always check the e-mail address of the sender too!

[@macmost]

That can be very easily faked though, FYI.

[@smitmachinale8281]

@@macmost I think you are right

[@Fantamusue]

I got screwed out of $250 on the apt scam

[@alanjackson2540]

Hi Gary I have a question. Can you use an iPhone to access Mac OS on a VPS, and show it on a monitor with keyboard & mouse as if you was working remotely? Thank you.

[@macmost]

Yes. You need a screen sharing app (VNC) on your iPhone that works with Mac Screen sharing. Then you need to have a way to connect to it (know the IP address, and use port forwarding if needed). There are other apps that you pay for that you can install on your Mac and iPhone to make it easier.

[@alanjackson2540]

@@macmost awesome thank you!

[@alanjackson2540]

@@macmost Gary do you know the product name of any of the paid apps that would make the process easier? Thank you.

[@macmost]

@@alanjackson2540 I don't use any of them so I can't really recommend any. Check out the App Store and read descriptions and reviews.

[@ashleyking8442]

Why do people go to this expense to deal with scammers? Surely “fuck off click” is the better option?

[@rhettshipley4593]

Ordered a roof top aerial for my car from a Chinese company via eBay and they sent me an aerial for a completely the wrong car with a different roof mount. Has taken me over 2 months of back and forth emails until eBay finally made them give me a full refund. At one point they asked me to meet them half way and they would refund me 30% of the purchase price. I was never good at maths but 30% for half way? 😂😂😂

[@Hassan_Rajput_PAS]

sir please make a video on 'The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “Desktop” can’t be found." There is not a single video that explain this issue.

[@CoolStuff..]

Cool

[@LetsGoChaseThatTrain]

#10 is called the Pig Butchering Scam, not without good reason.

[@jabekajabeka3188]

I usually ask the caller how they live with themselves, ripping people off. That usually leads to them swearing at me. I like to think of it as playing a game of cat and mouse. They try but so far it’s scammer 0, me 👍

[@unclefart5527]

I'll guess if you can trace Norton back to India you have a problem.

[@peterc2248]

I know Macs are very secure but is it possible to tell if a Mac is infected with spyware?

[@macmost]

Do you suspect it has? If not, there's nothing to do. macOS has malware protection built in. There are apps that say they will check, but none are 100%. I suppose if you think there is an issue, go to a security expert to have them check it out. (I'm assuming you have already looked at your System extensions, profiles, login items and browser extensions).

[@suntunetech]

Email spam is hard to deal with. Please talk something about it.

[@macmost]

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[@jtshanks]

So as I watch this video, I get a text from UPS that my package can't be delivered. Hmmm, not expecting anything to be delivered. Nice try *delete*

[@peteroffpist1621]

Skip internet. 😳

[@tjbishop8823]

Give away scammers

[@tjbishop8823]

On Facebook give away scam