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Scam alert: Be careful about sending money to someone you met via the Internet

Posted on October 27, 2023

I frequently receive requests for help from people who have been swindled out of large sums of cash by people they met on the Internet.

Unfortunately, in the vast majority of those cases there’s really nothing I can do to help.

I received another of those sad requests just last night, and this one upset me even more than usual…

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Is this the most infuriating scam ever? It’s happening all over the country

Posted on October 22, 2023

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Do you have a home listed for sale or rent that’s currently vacant?

Or how about a home you inherited that’s setting empty while you try to decide what to do with it?

Or perhaps you have a parcel of undeveloped land that you purchased for an investment or that you inherited?

If so, there’s an insidious scam going around right now that could cost you thousands in cash, lost sales and property damage, or even the outright loss of your property.

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Q&A: How accurate are the “Scam Likely” labels on incoming phone calls ?

Posted on September 27, 2023

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Question from Rhonda:  My cell service is from T-Mobile and they label calls they think might be from scammers as “Scam Likely”.

I get several of these “Scam Likely” calls a day and I’ve been just ignoring them.

But the other day I got a call from my friend (who lives out of state) and it mistakenly labeled her call as “Scam Likely”.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: This dangerous scam will trash your PC’s Windows installation

Posted on September 18, 2023

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Email scams are certainly nothing new, and there’s one making the rounds via email once again that causes tons of heartache every time it rears its ugly head.

And unfortunately, this one will trash your PC’s Windows installation if you fall for it.

As usual, the wording of the scam varies a bit, but this seems to be the version that most people are receiving: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware fake ‘Domain Name Renewal’ notices

Posted on August 14, 2023

Do you have a blog or other type of website that you’ve registered a domain name for?

If so, you need to know about a scam targeting domain owners that’s making the rounds yet again.

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