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This story ran in my Crime and Courts column on Examiner.com on October 13. The reality is that even apps in Google Play store have included a virus. US News & World Reportincluded a story on this months ago. On October 12, the FBI issued an alert through the Internet Crime Complain Center (IC3) to […]
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Today is release day for the Apple iPhone 5. Millions of people are waiting for their shipping notifications from UPS that will announce the shipment of their new phone. However, it’s also a day when those same people may be vulnerable to a new email scam. Unlike the Nigerian 419 scam, which works “offline,” this […]
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If you own a domain name, you eventually may be hit with a domain name registration scam. Here’s how it works. You receive an “urgent” notice from a domain registry service telling you that your domain should be renewed with them immediately. The problem is that the letter or email might not be from the […]
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Have you ever heard of a scam used on travelers using pizza menus? Until yesterday, I hadn’t. And, until yesterday, I never would have hesitated when ordering a pizza from a hotel room. Travel scam – pizza menus The pizza-menu scam is quite simple as far a scams and cons go. Someone walks through a […]
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In this morning’s email, I found an email from Verizon Wireless Services. The email was addressed to me, included the Verizon logo, colors, etc. In short, it appeared to be legitimate with two exceptions. There was no identifying account information and the balance was huge. How to tell a phishing email from the real thing […]
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It’s easy to find yourself the victim of a travel scam. With the summer travel season fast approaching, it’s a time that offers identity thieves the perfect opportunity to make money at your expense. Here are three quick tips on how to avoid becoming the victim of identity thieves that prey on travelers. Two of […]
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This morning, I started to log on to Twitter.com, but got redirected immediately to a website where I was told that I had been selected to complete in a three-question survey and that for my trouble, I would receive a prize. The suspicious angel on my right shoulder said, “Scam alert!” The curious devil on […]
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Yesterday, while driving, I received a text message. I seldom receive text messages, so I thought this must involve something important. To my surprise, the message was from Walmart—or so the message said. The text message read as follows: “Dear Walmart shopper, your purchase last month won a $1000 Walmart Gift Card. Click here to […]
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Amazon.com is a favorite target of email scams. You might have already received an email that supposedly comes from Amazon telling you that there is a problem with your recent order. Because the email looks a lot like it really did come from Amazon, it’s easy to fall for this scam. It’s even easier to […]
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Have you ever gotten a frantic email from a friend about them being stranded in London (or another city) and asking you to send money? That email scam is making its tired way around the circuit again. Here’s an example of one that I received just last week. “I’m writing this with tears in my […]
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After making the drive from the west side of Kaua‘i to Koke‘e Park, it only makes sense to go to the end of the road. There could be almost white-out conditions, which can happen when the Kokee Park clouds roll in. Of course, even those conditions can be incredible. Not that long ago, the road […]
