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WordPress.com Using Publishers' Content to Promote Scams

Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Bob Leggitt
"Free Plan" WordPress.com publishers are unwittingly helping to drive their visitors into the hands of "cyber-crooks".

It was once a blogging platform of quality and integrity. Who would have believed, back in 2010, that a brand like WordPress.com would turn into a get-rich-quick scam site? I never foresaw it. But if you have content hosted on WordPress today, and you're not paying for a "No Ads upgrade", the once illustrious platform is now using the pages you created to serve some of the most shameful, disgusting get-rich-quick ads the Internet has ever seen…

EMILY MAKES £7,472 AN HOUR...

Scammy ads on WordPress.com
"Emily makes £7,472/hour"

Claims one ad's headline. And the claim continues…

The Twitter Scam Detector Tool

Friday, 29 November 2019
Bob Leggitt
Cut to the chase and find out what the real deal is with suspected Twitter scammers.
Free money scam

It’s very difficult to warn people about Twitter scams in a generalised manner. Different scammers have different methods, and no warning can cover them all. I get frustrated when I see just how many people do get duped on Twitter. It’s one of the easiest platforms on the internet to use for nefarious purposes. So I’m taking a ‘route one’ approach to the problem: a scam detector tool. Here it is, but before you get started, bookmark this page. You will want to use the tool again...