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Southwest survey scam is again popular

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Who wouldn’t love to receive a $100 gift certificate from Southwest Airlines? Unfortunately, the Southwest survey emails currently making the rounds are nothing more than a lure to have you willingly provide your personal information to scammers. Hereʻs the scoop on the Southwest survey scam. Background on the Southwest survey scam Southwest is the largest […]

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That is not my debt! Resolve credit bureau errors

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Last weekʻs tip was Collection agency contacts and tips to deal with them. That post discussed how to deal with collection agencies when the contact relates to a bill you incurred. What about those times when the bill doesn’t belong to you? Many years ago, I was contacted by a collection agency about an unpaid […]

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Collection agency contacts and tips to deal with them

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Having a collection agency contact you is almost an inevitable fact of life. Even if you always pay your debts on time, there’s no guarantee someone else won’t steal your identity and litter your credit record with unpaid bills in your name. In this era of massive data breaches, the question isn’t how to avoid […]

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Medigap insurance scams are on the rise

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The Medigap insurance scam is simply another example of spam intended to lure those in need of a service into a financial trap. Within the past week alone, I’ve received about fifty of these emails and they all follow a similar pattern. Medigap Coverage Information for my email address listed. Due to the Healthcare Reform […]

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The Nanny Scam is tricky for jobseekers

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The Better Business Bureau (bbb.org) recently reported on an old scam with a new twist. Let’s call it the “Nanny Scam.” How the Nanny Scam works Craigslist would be a good place for this to begin. The other option would be an email from someone claiming to be a recruiter. The recruiter will claim that there’s […]

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How to spot the Walmart check scam

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I focus on a lot of email scams, but there are still plenty of scams run by mail and phone. The Walmart check scam (or, as it’s sometimes called, the Warrant Scam) is labor intensive for fraudsters, but can be very lucrative. Jeri…

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Vacation rental scams can ruin a vacation

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With summer just around the corner, last-minute vacation rental deals are going to be at the top of many vacationers’ lists. Our desire to find a vacation rental deal opens the door for con artists to run vacation rental scams by…

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The background check email scam

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Background check email spam is a huge problem. On average, I receive 7-10 of these emails every single day. That fact alone is enough to have me concerned—not because I’m worried about someone checking the public records…

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Solar email scam — bad news for a good industry

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Solar email scams have become annoyingly common. The graphic shown was used in many of the emails I received urging me to go solar. I’m a strong proponent of solar as an energy source. What I dislike are the attempts to defraud consumers …

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The fraudulent fraud phone call scam

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A fraudulent phone call about fraud on an account? This week’s scam tip seems almost too bizarre to be true, but in a recent blog post by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Alvaro Puig, Consumer Education…

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