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This arrest in Lincoln, NE didn't make the national news, but it does show how far some people will go to take advantage of others. On Apr. 4., Derrick Andrews, 22, of Georgia was charged with three …

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With April 15 fast approaching, we're squarely in the midst of tax season. What would happen if you were approached or saw a flyer about free money from the IRS? Would you go for it? After all, you've …

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Would it be bad form to call this spam email the French connection to phishing? Probably. So let's not go there. As I reported in my Crime & Courts column on Examiner.com, Desjardins, has become …

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It seems that lately there’s been an increase in the number of “financial company” emails advising me that my invoice has gone unpaid or that I need to fill out a form to complete some other financial …

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