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Social media can be dangerous as well as fun

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Social media has become a normal part of our everyday lives. But, it’s also an opportunity for scammers to do their worst. There are different ways in which your personal information could be compromised, however these options rely on luring your to a fraudulent website.One possible way for scammers to bring you to their website is by posting a link in a post or tweet that … [Read more...] about Social media can be dangerous as well as fun

Check to make sure prescriptions are the best alternative

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I recently ran a story in my Crime & Courts column on Examiner.com, Pharmaceutical firm caught in kickback scheme, that talked about Victory Pharma Inc. and it’s payments to doctors that ensured the prescription of their medications. While this practice is illegal, companies still attempt to engage in this practice of offering inducements to doctors. In this case, the … [Read more...] about Check to make sure prescriptions are the best alternative

The Nigerian 419 scam is back

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Earlier this week, I spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Lake San Marcos about how to stay safe from scams and cons. In that talk, we went over some of the different types of scams and, at one point, I talked briefly about what’s now called the Nigerian 419 scam (the name is derived from the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that covers this type of fraud). Well wouldn’t you know … [Read more...] about The Nigerian 419 scam is back

LinkedIn Email Scam

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I just fell for this one because I saw a name I recognized as well as the formatting was nearly perfect. I didn't notice that the message came into the wrong email address, but today there's an email scam that supposedly is coming from LinkedIn to tell you about messages in your inbox. If you click on the link in the email, it will take you to a page that is not on LinkedIn. I … [Read more...] about LinkedIn Email Scam

ADP latest corporate victim of email scams

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On Nov. 15, an email scam resurfaced that was first reported earlier this year. The email was supposedly from ADP, a business-to-business solution provider and references “ADP Funding Notification - Debit Draft.”The version of the email received on Nov. 15 reads: “Your Transaction Report(s) have been uploaded to the web site.” It then lists an invalid email address on the … [Read more...] about ADP latest corporate victim of email scams