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The Better Business Bureau (bbb.org) recently reported on an old scam with a new twist. Let’s call it the “Nanny Scam.” How the Nanny Scam works Craigslist would be a good place for this to begin. The other option would be an email from someone claiming to be a recruiter. The recruiter will claim that there’s […]
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I focus on a lot of email scams, but there are still plenty of scams run by mail and phone. The Walmart check scam (or, as it’s sometimes called, the Warrant Scam) is labor intensive for fraudsters, but can be very lucrative. Jeri…
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With summer just around the corner, last-minute vacation rental deals are going to be at the top of many vacationers’ lists. Our desire to find a vacation rental deal opens the door for con artists to run vacation rental scams by…
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Background check email spam is a huge problem. On average, I receive 7-10 of these emails every single day. That fact alone is enough to have me concerned—not because I’m worried about someone checking the public records…
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It’s like a scene from a horror flick: A Realtor shows a home on the market only to be attacked by a criminal with malicious intent. It sounds like it could be fictional, but this scenario is very real. Realtor Magazine has reported on…
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Solar email scams have become annoyingly common. The graphic shown was used in many of the emails I received urging me to go solar. I’m a strong proponent of solar as an energy source. What I dislike are the attempts to defraud consumers …
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Tax Day 2015 is behind us. With the passing of the April 15 deadline, millions of taxpayers are now waiting for, or have already received, refunds. And, what those millions of taxpayers provide is an opportunity for scammers. Hence, we’re…
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A fraudulent phone call about fraud on an account? This week’s scam tip seems almost too bizarre to be true, but in a recent blog post by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Alvaro Puig, Consumer Education…
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In last week’s edition of my monthly newsletter, “The Snitch,” I discussed three tips to help avoid visiting or providing information on a fake website. In addition to fraudulent commercial websites, scammers…
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Are the emails offering you ways to boost your brain power for real? Or, are they nothing more than BS? Let’s take a close look at a couple of the ones I received this week. The first one had the subject “Discover Magazine: Billionaires Rely on the Brain Booster, Free-Delivery Expires Today.” Sounds like a […]
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Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo Liluokalani Gardens in Hilo is a wonderful part of Hilo on the Big Island. Right in town, it offers locals and tourists almost twenty-five acres to hang out, enjoy the grounds, or simply relax. The park consists mainly of Japanese gardens and is one of the largest examples of Eco-Style gardens […]
