Yesterday, I received two emails from “Patriot Survival Plan” offering me survival tips on how to make it though the coming crisis in America. There may be a looming crisis, there may not. There have been plenty of previous predictions of this sort over the years and they’ve all been proven wrong when the crisis date passed. Sooner or later, maybe one of them will come true. … [Read more...] about The Patriot Survival Plan email scam
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McKenna takes on the Terrible Three tax scams
It’s that time again—April. Those good old April showers bring May flowers. The days get a little warmer. The birds start to sing. And, yes, even the tax man starts to sing, “My turn, my turn.” The trouble is, the tax man who is singing may not be for real. Each year, the IRS publishes its “Dirty Dozen” tax scams. Well, this year, I’m starting “McKenna’s Terrible Three.” So, … [Read more...] about McKenna takes on the Terrible Three tax scams
McKenna on the USPS Shipping Notification scam
Fake shipping notifications are nothing new. We’ll all seen them show up in our email. A couple of years ago when these first started showing up, these innovative scams were very effective. Today, these scams have become so commonplace they’re almost laughable. Two identical USPS Shipping Notification scam emails showed up today. The only difference between them was their … [Read more...] about McKenna on the USPS Shipping Notification scam
Alexander Graham Bell would not like this scam
Oddly enough, just when we thought phone scams might be going the way of eight-track tapes, they are making a comeback. Phone scam popularity faded for a while because email is such an efficient process for a scammer. With one click on the button, they can inundate thousands of inboxes. Now that savvy email users are making it more difficult for scammers, the bad guys are … [Read more...] about Alexander Graham Bell would not like this scam
Pump and dump—bitcoin style
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 the Japan-based Mt. Gox exchange, I also understand that bitcoin can be bought and sold like stocks or other currencies.So, what exactly is bitcoin? For … [Read more...] about Pump and dump—bitcoin style