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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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It’s the season of love and I couldn’t resist a post about the scams about online dating. I also covered it in The Snitch (my newsletter), which came out today. There, I looked at…
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During the past week, there have been three email hoaxes sent using American Express as the lure to trick recipients into clicking a link in the email. The latest of those emails was sent on Feb. 4 with the subject…
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On our first night at the Jacaranda Inn, I was somewhat taken aback. It had been a long day of traveling. We were tired and still wound up from the hectic pace of work, mainland traffic, airports, and all the details of our hectic lives. Our room at the inn was hot and stuffy because it had […]
