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It’s been an exciting few weeks for Apple fans with the iPhone 5 hitting the market and expectations of an iPad Mini by months end. If you’re on the hunt for an Apple product, don’t fall for a free iPad 3 giveaway making the rounds through email. It could cost you money or your identity. The Better Business Bureau…
UPDATE 5/17/2017 Malware is on the rise, and everyone is vulnerable. While it’s tempting to pay the ransom, the FBI warns it’s not the best choice.
I am so tired of my phone buzzing, only to find a text message telling me I can win an iPad or $1,000 cash. Some even use local phone numbers to make you think it’s a legitimate text from a local business. The good news – there is something you can do about it.
Looking for a deal? How about this hot site offering prizes like an iPad for $39.99? Or, having trouble paying your mortgage? How about a loan modification. The ModExperts offer a guaranteed loan modification. While I’m always looking for deals, I can assure you these are not deals. They’re scams setup by the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business…
Cyberfraud is always rampant, but what’s next this week? Online shoe retailer, Zappos, is warning customers that their personal data may have been accessed including your email address, name, billing and shipping address, phone number, and the last four digits of your credit card number, and maybe even a scrambled version of your password. Yikes! The email sent to customers…
If you get an email about a traffic ticket, the Ohio Attorney General says use caution before responding to it. The AG says the names of legitimate police departments are being used to trick consumers into a traffic ticket scam. The email has a link which is allegedly a copy of the traffic ticket you need to fill out and…
Just in time for the holidays, an offer that seems too good to pass up. What people don’t realize about the Facebook claim of free Southwest airline tickets is that it’s so good it’s too good to be true.
The cost of Thanksgiving dinner is up, so a coupon for a free Honeysuckle White Turkey might sound tempting. However, the Coupon Information Corporation says the coupon may be fraudulent.
If you got a phone call in your hotel room in the middle of the night asking for your credit card number would you divulge it? According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving east Texas, hotel guests are falling for the scam. According to the BBB, the caller identifies themself as a hotel employee and tells the guest the…
If you don’t have a debit card, it’s easy to get one. The reloadable cards are sold at local grocers, and the Better Business Bureau says they’re the latest target of scammers. A Northeast Ohio man received a call from a scammer earlier this year, and was asked to go to the store and put money on one of these…