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Smartphone theft is reaching epidemic proportions. A Consumer Reports survey found that 1.6 million Americans had their smartphones stolen in 2012 alone, and in big cities…
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This past week I saw on Facebook where one of my friends had received a call that supposedly was from a company called “TechResolvers.” The caller claimed…
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On Monday, Mar. 10, the document, McAfee Labs Threat Report: Fourth Quarter 2013, was released. Included in that report was a listing of the retailers, such as Target, who were…
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I have to admit I know very little about Bitcoin. I do know it’s a digital currency and you can use it to buy stuff from others who accept it (more retailers are doing that now). Thanks to the February 2014 meltdown of…
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On Mar. 5, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had brought or resolved nine cases against debt collection agencies and companies in 2013…
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Passwords are a pain, right? Where we once got by with a single easy-to-remember password for everything, we now need separate, complex passwords for each website, social network…
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The Eviction Notice Scam begins with an email containing a subject heading similar to “Eviction Notice.” The scam is targeted at homeowners, but could easily be misconstrued by those who rent. Here’s one example of the text in the email…
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On February 19, the IRS released it’s “‘Dirty Dozen’ Tax Scams for 2014.” The list has become an annual warning about how the bad guys are using the IRS as a way to make money. Topping the list this year was Identity Theft…
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Here’s the deal. The scammers have learned that we’ve learned that they use bogus links to lure us to websites where they can download viruses and malware. From an optimist’s standpoint, this means it’s time for new tricks…
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Mark Orwell is no stranger to scams. This veteran traveler has lost money in a currency exchange in a Canadian coffee shop, been mugged by a “friendly” local in New York City, and tricked into attending a “student” art show in Beijing that turned out to be a bunch of peddlers with…
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Bataquitos Lagoon is a tranquil natural wonder in north San Diego County. But here, a hunter is on the loose. He searches for new prey each day. This is the tale of the Blue Heron.
