More scam tips A twist on the old lottery scam Utility impostor scam prompts warnings nationwide A new wave of Target scams on the horizon On January 10, 2014, Target released an update with new details about the December data breach in which credit card information for millions of consumers was stolen. Immediately after the breach was discovered, Target partnered with a … [Read more...] about Target security breach may affect 70 million customers
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Behind the story of Bulletproof with Jeff LaFerney
In this interview with Jeff LaFerney, the author of “Jumper,” a bestselling, award-winning science-fiction/adventure novel, talks about his Clay and Tanner Thomas mystery series. LaFerney has been a language arts teacher and coach for more than twenty years. He describes each book in the series as “a good mystery with no sex or swearing.”In “Bulletproof,” Clay Thomas is … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Bulletproof with Jeff LaFerney
The Wrong Quarry—a thriller with an unusual premise
Protagonist John Quarry, a trained sniper in the Vietman war, is a semi-retired hitman who worked through a man known only as the Broker. After ridding himself of the Broker and obtaining the Broker’s list of hitmen, Quarry became a hitman of hit men. His latest target is Matesky, an antiques buyer in Stockwell, MO. Quarry's surveillance of Mateski leads him to the intended … [Read more...] about The Wrong Quarry—a thriller with an unusual premise
Behind the story of Fear Nothing with Lisa Gardner
Lisa Gardner is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose latest novel, “Fear Nothing,” will be released on January 7. For this interview, the self-professed research junkie talked about her new book and the concept of evil.After starting out in the food service industry and catching her hair on fire numerous times, Gardner decided to focus on writing. It’s a career … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Fear Nothing with Lisa Gardner
A twist on the old lottery scam
The January edition of “The Snitch” is out and the feature scam tip involves a twist on the lottery scam. Instead of the scam beginning with you winning the lottery, it’s based on someone else having won and now wanting to give away their newfound millions.This very email was received by a friend of mine recently, someone who classifies himself as an “eternal optimist.” I, … [Read more...] about A twist on the old lottery scam