Using the web of trust browser extension to help expose scammers and other malicious sites.

What if our browsers could call out scammers like that late 80's TV ad did for car salesman Joe Izuzu? (i.e. "He's Scamming")

There is an app for that and it’s easy!

Job Seeker's Defense Against Spammers – Sept 2012 – Chuck Thomas

Go to mywot.com - download this browser add-on, refresh browser.

It works for smartphones, tablets, notebooks, desktops, Windows/Apple/Linux, browsers Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera.


Note: Web of Trust rates trustworthniess.

Among other things, that includes unsuitable content such as porn and hate speech, sites that may do identity theft, malicious sites, unreliable online business sites, and scammers.

The WOT app is like the Oil Gauge or Check Engine light on your car’s dashboard. When the WOT red circle appears, you decide if you are still interested in the site.

Once you download the WOT app on your browser, a ring will appear – usually by the URL to indicate the trustworthness of the site with a score 0-100.


Score typically 100-80

Score typically 50-0

Job Seeker's Defense Against Spammers – September 7, 2012

Example: WOT Finds a Scam


Rubbish Alert: Picture of a beautiful person living in Mountain View, California, that’s probably from Manila. (tools to prove it) Why did “John” and couple others sign this same post as “Andrea?” (Hint: he may not even know how to speak English – read on)


Why is his profile missing? Hmmm…


“John Duggan” sez you gotta click this site….


….but look at the top of your browser (right corner if Chrome) – it’s zoomed in on this slide

The WOT add-on rated this site with a scarlet circle with a rating of 5 out of 100 – how fast should you run?

www.realwritingjobs.com claims to be an easy way to make money at home as an online writer…


http://www.realwritingjobs.com/

How it looks in Internet Explorer – see the red circles?


How it looks in Apple Safari: warning is front and center


If you really want to investigate realwritingjobs.com, on your browser, swipe and right-click it to activate your fav search engine. Google found a site revealing it’s a borderline scam site you will probably pay more in fees than you will make in publishing articles.


http://www.realwritingjobs.com/

Really Creepy Sites

The ones with the popups. When you leave, popups will beg you to stay, sometimes even physically keeping you from leaving. In those instances, close the browser, killing it with Task Manager (search or run taskmgr.exe) is necessary, or even shutting the computer down.

Examples of such sites are “scareware” that makes it seem your PC is infected with hundreds of viruses in an attempt to make you buy.

Using the web of trust browser extension to help expose scammers and other malicious sites.

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