Welcome to Tech Tip Tuesdays! A new series from PSICORP Tech giving you some quick and easy tips so you and your machine can live better lives.
First tip we're going to touch on is:
SHUT OFF YOUR MACHINE/LAPTOP/COMPUTER.Shoving the lid on your laptop does not count. Putting it to ▸
Slow down! Avoid any “urgent” requests and be mindful of responding too quickly with personal or financial information.
Say no to unsolicited calls or emails. If something doesn’t feel right, hang up immediately and call the company using a trusted phone number, such as the number on a legitimate company website ▸
When it comes to investment opportunities that seem too good to be true, they usually are — so it’s important to trust your instincts and ignore them.
Fraudsters are posing as bankers or investment professionals to scam individuals with fraudulent investment opportunities — often involving cryptocurrency and bitcoin — that falsely ▸
Help protect yourself from impersonation scams.
Scammers are impersonating tech support staff from well-known companies to trick their victims into believing there is a problem with their computer or other electronic equipment.
Fraudsters ask for remote access to computers and other devices to “fix” these fake problems — and once they get ▸