Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
⚠️ A pop-up says malware was found. An email claims your package couldn't be delivered. A caller insists they're from Microsoft. Here's one simple skill to keep you and your technology safe.
⚠️ Be skeptical
Scammers are constantly trying to fool you into trusting them. Your first reaction to any notification — be it of malware found, a package delivered, or that your computer is supposedly “causing problems on the internet”– should be skeptical. Don’t blindly trust. Always take the time to consider the source and make an informed decision.
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0:00 It Pays to Be Skeptical
0:25 Your trust is a commodity
1:35 Unable to deliver package, details attached
2:41 I’m from Microsoft, and we’ve detected...
3:14 What you do? get skeptical
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⚠️ A pop-up says malware was found. An email claims your package couldn't be delivered. A caller insists they're from Microsoft. Here's one simple skill to keep you and your technology safe.
⚠️ Be skeptical
Scammers are constantly trying to fool you into trusting them. Your first reaction to any notification — be it of malware found, a package delivered, or that your computer is supposedly “causing problems on the internet”– should be skeptical. Don’t blindly trust. Always take the time to consider the source and make an informed decision.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/21535
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ Virus Warning. Is My Computer Infected? ▶ youtu.be/EjBlfTq9OxE
Chapters
0:00 It Pays to Be Skeptical
0:25 Your trust is a commodity
1:35 Unable to deliver package, details attached
2:41 I’m from Microsoft, and we’ve detected...
3:14 What you do? get skeptical
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
More Ask Leo!
☑️ askleo.com to get your questions answered
☑️ newsletter.askleo.com to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter.
☑️ askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo!
☑️ askleo.com/all-the-different-ways-to-get-ask-leo for even more!
#askleo #scam #malware
