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    Pulp Riot Hair Influencer Ambassador Scam: What You Need to Know

    February 5, 2025 - By 

    It often happens after you tag Pulp Riot Hair Color in a post. Suddenly, you find the Pulp Riot Hair Influencer Ambassador scam in your e-mail, promising you free products and money for posting! Read on to find out more about this scam. Pulp Riot Hair Color Scam Pulp Riot is not associated with the scam in any way. The e-mail comes from a Gmail address, which should be your first clue that this is not legit. It sounds like a pretty awesome offer- they want to pay you several thousand dollars and will send you 10 free items to…

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    Watch Out for the PayPal Money Request Scam

    December 5, 2024 - By 

    Yesterday my inbox was full of PayPal money requests from things I didn’t order and companies I’d never heard of. After some research, I discovered it was just a PayPal money request scam. The e-mails had worried at first because they appear to legitimately come from PayPal and look like real money requests. Clicking the links will take you to the real PayPal website. But there’s a twist! The Note in the PayPal Money Request Scam First thing I did was click “Decline” and it took me to PayPal. Then I got nervous it was a scam site, closed it…

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    Poshmark Scam: Please E-mail Me a Photo

    June 7, 2024 - By 

    A new Poshmark scam targets inexperienced sellers, with scammers requesting photos via email under false pretenses. Common excuses include being unable to see images clearly. Genuine sales differ significantly, involving direct shipping label provision. This scam appears designed to exploit new users unfamiliar with Poshmark's typical processes, highlighting ongoing online fraud issues.

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    The Mural Painting Art Scam is Now on TikTok

    March 19, 2024 - By 

    Instagram’s most popular art scam, where a scammer pretending to be an artist contacts you and asks to use your photos for a painting, mural or work of fine art has made its way to TikTok. I was contacted by the account in the photo below, which has already been shut down, but if there’s one, then you know there are more! This may have been happening on TikTok for a while, but I have a smaller account there, so scammers aren’t trying as hard to get it. The accounts that send out the requests are often real artist accounts…