green living, smart spending
Got or getting a new smartphone or tablet? Before you donate, sell or otherwise recycle your gently used device, be sure to wipe it clean and protect your data from hackers and scammers. Follow these easy steps from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC to protect your email contact list, online banking
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Humanitarian disasters don’t just bring pain to people directly hurt by them. They also bring out the scammers to prey on our sympathy for those affected. Avoid getting ripped off by a fraudulent Ebola charity claiming to help its victims, or for products that claim to protect you against the deadly Ebola virus. The bad guys
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Scam Alert: Jimmy John’s customers beware: your credit and debit cards are at risk. Approximately 216 stores nationwide appear to have been affected by what the sandwich chain describes as “this event”. Cards impacted by this data security breach seem to be only those swiped at the stores, not credit card numbers entered manually or
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Are you about to go on a date with a felon, or hire one for your business? The felon just may be the scammer pretending to be from Instant Checkmate, a legitimate company which offers background checks. The email offer I received recently to search for the background of a social or business contact had
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Scam alert: interest-free home loan offer for active and retired US military, from a scam sender claiming to be the legitimate and well-regarded Military.com organization with millions of members. The one I just received is NOT from the real Military.com, but from a bogus and probably identity theft website with the extension .eu, which is
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If you get an official looking email from something called the US Solar Department offering to reduce your utility bill, do not open it. There is no US Solar Department in the US government, so this official looking email is very likely a fraud, scam, or phishing scheme to steal your identity or add Trojan
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Be sure to pack identity theft protection when you travel, on vacation or a business trip. Here’s how to protect yourself before, during and after travel: Avoiding identity theft before travel It’s a good idea to let your credit card issuers know you are traveling, especially if you are going to a new destination or
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SCAM ALERT: We all want peace in the Mideast, but beware of solicitations from bogus Mideast charities arriving in your mailbox, email inbox or on your phone. Thumbs Down on Jerusalem Prayer Team: I’ve just received a thick mailing from this so-called prayer charity, which wants my money and yours so it can pray for
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Frontier Airlines is slashing ticket prices by an average of 12 percent – but that’s more than offset by new and increased add-on fees and charges for everything from carry-on that doesn’t fit under your seat to reserved seating. It makes it more difficult – and more stressful – for us travelers to compare the
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Lucky me – I’ve just won a free Bahamas cruise. The bogus Bahamas cruise scam offer is back. The Royal Bahama Cruise Line just phoned to offer me this wonderful free cruise opportunity, and you might be getting a call soon, too. Beware. The offer is good, so long as I am over 18, own
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