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Service animal scams are on the rise. For those who need a service animal and are on a wait list, it can be tempting to deal with someone who claims instant approval—this, however, is only one red flag to watch for.
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The latest iPhone 16 Pro scam is slick and hard to recognize. Helpful tips to spot the scam and deal with it if an unidentified caller asks you to “Press 1 for customer service.”
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Learn to spot scams with 5 common lies fraudsters use. Get practical tips to protect yourself this Slam the Scam Day. Stay safe!
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It’s hard for me to believe that I haven’t written about charity scams in nearly three years. A lot has changed, and a lot hasn’t, in the wide world of charitable giving scams. One thing that hasn’t changed is that charitable donations surge during these last three months of the year. The charities know this, and so do the scammers. That’s one reason October 17-21 was Charity Fraud Awareness Week
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Identity theft resources — where does a victim begin? If you’ve ever been the victim of identity theft, you know how lonely it can feel. Someone has taken away your most personal information. For financial identity theft, bill collectors start knocking on the door. Past due notices turn up in the mail. And, lawyers begin […]
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What is card cracking? It occurs when someone gives away their banking information to a third-party expecting a legitimate action to take place. For instance, you enter a contest or sign up for a promotion, but as part of the entry, your banking information is required. Who would willingly give away their banking information to […]
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Dieting options are all the rage. The emails about various celebrities who have lost weight (and usually gained it back) are inundating email inboxes. Whether we’re…
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This email doesn’t have a logo, which should raise a red flag, but it’s also missing the common typos and grammatical errors. What’s really significant, however, has to do…
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The Amazon email scams come in many different flavors. Most scammers will customize their emails a bit, but many are identical. Here are four different fake emails…
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Reader Celeste G. recently needed help upgrading an Apple device. She wrote, “I couldn’t get into my contacts list because they were in my device and it was closed…
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I posted a photo from the Jacaranda Inn located in Kamuela on the Big Island a couple of weeks ago. (If you’re a long-time local, you may know the town as Waimea. For those with an interest in these types of things, the name was changed due to a postal regulation prohibiting duplicate town names in […]
