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Scam alert: holiday frauds via email

Scam alert: holiday frauds via email

Scam alert. I’ve been getting a barrage of fraudulent holiday emails from senders claiming to be Amazon, Paypal, Costco, Starbucks, Pandora. Protect yourself from becoming a victim of identity theft, or a computer virus like ransomware. Always identify a sender as legit before clicking on any link. Email security is important 24/7, and even more
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New Car Buying Tips

New Car Buying Tips

The 2016 models are being replaced by the 2017s. If you are considering a new car, SUV, crossover or pick-up, these tips will save you money when you buy, or when you trade-in Old Breakdown for a new model. These are all links to articles ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter has written for top outlets including US
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Highway Billboards Secretly Watching Us

Highway Billboards Secretly Watching Us

See that highway billboard? Even if you ignore it, that billboard may be watching you, via secret cameras that track you and sell the information to advertisers. These new high-tech spying billboards use tracking technology called “RADAR”. On-board cameras already watch those around us to warn about a driver approaching our blind spot or slowing
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Scam alert: Valentine’s Day swindles

Scam alert: Valentine’s Day swindles

Scam Alert: Don’t let a romance scam break your heart this Valentine’s Day, even steal your life savings. The scammers and fraudsters know that online dating websites see a surge in sign-ups between New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day, and are busy trolling for lonely men and women, especially older people living alone. Whether you
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Top 10 in 2015 on ecoXplorer

Top 10 in 2015 on ecoXplorer

Happy New Year 2016.  As we look back on 2015, the top stories on on ecoXplorer viewed most often were warnings and advisories about scams and frauds, including travel and cyber security,  and best new car buys under $25,000. So we’ll try to bring you more stories like that in 2016.  Here are the ecoXplorer
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Cyber security tips for holiday shopping

Cyber security tips for holiday shopping

Scam alert: Identity thieves are shopping for your information this holiday season. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center receives 300,000 complaints a year, totaling $800 million in losses. Use these cyber security tips to protect yourself. As many as 60% of Millennial mobile device users and 42% of all smartphone and tablet users will be
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Frontier drops toll-free customer service

Frontier drops toll-free customer service

Travel news to know: Budget airline Frontier has just dropped it’s toll-free customer service number to save money, and a European airline wants to weigh us before boarding. Frontier hopes to save about $2 million a year by dropping the 800-number, which an executive says “will help keep fares low””.  According to the Denver Post,
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Scam Alert: Craigslist Phony Car Sales

Scam Alert: Craigslist Phony Car Sales

Scam alert: phony car sales on Craigslist. If you are thinking about selling your car online, especially on Craigslist, beware of a scam that pays you with bogus bank checks. Insurance fraud watchdog National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), working with law enforcement agencies in the Midwest, has identified nearly 100 such fraudulent sales, including one
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2 More Reasons to Avoid Jimmy John’s

2 More Reasons to Avoid Jimmy John’s

The founder of the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich chain is a big game hunter who has shot and killed animals for sport and trophy photos, including an elephant and a leopard. That may not have anything to do with the quality of the chain’s food, but it does indicate the quality and ethics of the
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FlightCar car sharing for airports

FlightCar car sharing for airports

Instead of paying as much as $36 a day to park your car at some major city airports, you can park for free by renting your car while you are away travelling. The new car-sharing service FlightCar even promises owner-renters can earn as much as $400 a week, depending on the make and model year
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