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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
Seniors vs Crime
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
Seniors vs Crime
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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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
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How to Recognize a Phone Scam
Scam phone calls — anyone who tells you they’ve never had one probably doesn’t have a phone! The truth is that no one is safe. ...
June 2, 2021
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Tech Support Calling? Not So Fast!
With so much attention focused on COVID-19 scams and stimulus payment scams, it’s easy to lose sight of some scams that just never go away....
April 3, 2021
Seniors vs Crime
Beat the Charity Scammers
Long before we had the Internet, we had charity scammers — crooks who hid their mischief behind the name of a charity, genuine or fake....
March 4, 2021
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Moving Scams and How To Avoid Them
Finding a mover can be tricky, which is why it’s useful to compare moving companies before choosing one to help you relocate. And though moving...
January 5, 2021