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Online Scams - What to Know
STOP FALLING FOR ONLINE SCAMS In a recent article on Yahoo Life, Korin Miller outlined how people fall for online scams. Miller said, “No matter...
May 4, 2022
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Online Security
PROTECTING YOURSELF ONLINE Hacking has almost become a routine thing for America, and since many of us spend a great deal of time on the...
March 2, 2022
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Beware of Purchasing Fake COVID Tests Online
Avoid Buying Fake COVID Tests Online According to a recent article written by Colleen Tressler of the FTC’s Division of Consumer Business Education, the...
February 2, 2022
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Gift Card Scams
GIFT CARD PAYMENT SCAMS In a recent press release, the Federal Trade Commission stated that, in the first nine months of 2021, consumers reported...
January 5, 2022
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Reducing Spam Email
How to Reduce Spam Emails Are you getting bombarded with spam in your inbox? If so, the FTC recently provided some tips on how to...
January 2, 2022
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Robocalls - Safety on the Phone
Safety On The Telephone In this age of robocalls and phone scammers constantly bothering and harassing residents, we thought we would change things up...
November 1, 2021
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Pet Scams - How to Avoid Them
FIVE-FOLD SURGE IN PET SCAMS Pet scams have scaled new heights during the past year as work-from-homers and people under lockdown fall for the...
October 5, 2021
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"New or Used"
“Used” or “New” Confusion Leads to Scams Is it used, or new? How about nearly new, acceptable, good, very good, good as new, or...
September 6, 2021
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CBD Deceit
CBD, the non-psychoactive element of marijuana and legal extract of hemp is being hailed by many as the wonder drug of the 21st century. But...
August 2, 2021
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Scammers Target Loved Ones Of COVID-19 Victims
According to Seena Gressin, an attorney with the Division of Consumer & Business Education at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), government imposters may have hit...
July 5, 2021