scams

Last week’s tip was about the Visit London contest emails currently being sent by scammers. This is another case where scammers have adopted a legitimate contest and used it as a lure to bring you to their website, not the official one.Contest scams - 3 tips to avoid an email scamThe rules are simple for avoiding email scams and you probably already know them.1) If … [Read more...] about Contest scams — not just in email

Visit London contest How would you like to visit London for free? Sure. I’d love to win the visit London contest. And, in yesterday’s mailbag there was an email about a visit London contest from VisitLondon.com. The prize included round trip airfare, a four-night stay in a Radisson-Blu Edwardian London hotel, and tickets to exhibitions and shows in London. The visit London … [Read more...] about Visit London contest email is a scam

I recently received an email from reader Tom Z. asking if I was familiar with international phone call scam. He specifically mentioned the 809 area code, which is based in the Dominican Republic. The scam is also known as the “one ring” phone scam and often targets cellular users.At some point, everyone receives a call from a number they don’t recognize. I’ve cautioned … [Read more...] about International phone call scam

Nobody likes germs. With words like “super-germ” and pandemic floating around these days, it’s easy to see how many of us will leap at a promising new germ killer technology…of course, sometimes the promised performance is far more than the actual.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently went after two companies who promoted their ultraviolet light (UV) germ killer … [Read more...] about Germ killer company claims go too far

In most parts of the country, hot weather is in full swing. It’s prime time for air conditioners to take center stage in our thoughts. Is my unit working as well as it should? Does it need a tune-up? More refrigerant? An air conditioning scam can run the gamut from a free inspection that uncovers a problem to a warning about black mold. Here are three tips to avoid some common … [Read more...] about Three tips to avoid an air conditioning scam