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04-11-26 What If The Next Invoice Email Is A Trap?


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That “problem with your payment method” email might look exactly like Amazon or one of your real suppliers, but it could be a targeted phishing attack built to drain a small business account in minutes. We walk through the FBI warning on vendor impersonation scams hitting Florida and explain how attackers clone logos, mimic domains with tiny character swaps, and weaponize urgency so someone on your team clicks before thinking.

From there, we shift into practical defenses you can actually use at work: what to check in the sender address, why hyperlinks and embedded images are so risky, and how to verify vendor requests safely by calling a trusted number from your own records. We also point you to IC3.gov for reporting, because these scams scale fast and the data matters.

We then tackle everyday tech pain that quietly kills productivity: a computer running slow. We cover the biggest culprits including too many startup programs, a nearly full hard drive or SSD, malware, outdated Windows and drivers, and the surprisingly real cost of having dozens of browser tabs open. We also talk about antivirus bloat and why some popular products can slow you down more than they help.

Finally, we decode social media algorithm changes across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube and what they mean for regular users, creators, and businesses trying to reach customers. We close with a security upgrade that’s overdue: switching from passwords to passkeys for easier, safer logins using biometrics or device security. If this helped, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave us a review so more people can find it.

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Refresh Computers Tech TalkBy David Leavitt