Do you remember back to the days of the first iPhones? Apple had a commercial touting all of the apps available on the App Store. The commercial featured a catch marketing tagline, "There's an app for that." Guess what? The FBI can now say the same thing about catching bank robbers. They've just released a free mobile Bank Robbers app.On August 19, the FBI announced the … [Read more...] about Bank Robbers app from the FBI helps track criminals
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Smarter in 14 days — the old scam remains strong
Who doesn't want to be smarter in 14 days? If there was a pill that would do the job, would you take it? My email box is bulging with promotions for drugs like Geniux, Neurocell, Adderin, and Synage. According to the emails, these miracle cures are capable of rapidly improving cognition. Let's be clear: the premise is old, tired, and still quite popular with … [Read more...] about Smarter in 14 days — the old scam remains strong
IRS phone call scam uses old tricks – new techniques
If you thought the days of worrying about income tax were behind you, think again. On August 2, the IRS announced there has been an increase in telephone calls in which the caller claims to be an IRS agent. The callers have also begun using robo-dialers to increase the number of people they reach in this IRS phone call scam.Signs of the IRS phone call scamOne of the … [Read more...] about IRS phone call scam uses old tricks – new techniques
Hurricane relief scams — the season begins
It's August, which means the East Coast is gearing up for hurricane season. Sadly, with those tropical storms come the hurricane relief scams. The problem has grown to where disaster fraud is now a recurrent billion dollar social problem. That's a lot of fraud.Greed, ambition, and, yes, even qualifications, determine which hurricane relief scams these guys practice. For … [Read more...] about Hurricane relief scams — the season begins
Energy bill email scam has entertainment value
The email scam I'm covering today led off with a killer summary. "Your energy bill might be cancelled in July." The line caught my eye right away. It was obvious. This energy bill email scam was going to be something special…at least from the standpoint of entertainment value. The energy bill email scam The email subject line was, "Shocking Electrical Gadget is Changing … [Read more...] about Energy bill email scam has entertainment value