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Unlimited COVID-19 Scams

July 24, 2020 | 0 Comments

Criminals have no problem taking advantage of any natural disaster or national emergency. Covid-19 is just another opportunity to them...

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Scam Alert! Coronavirus Scams are Everywhere!

April 30, 2020 | 0 Comments

Lets face it, the internet has been infested with scams from day one. And the COVID-19 pandemic is just more of the same scams with a different angle. Be alert to these scams especially the...

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Cyber criminals are always at work. They are working and scamming from home like everybody else. Their latest scam involves; what else? The Coronavirus. The number of scams that are using Coronavirus as a lure...

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Valentines Day – Avoid the Romance Scam

February 11, 2020 | 0 Comments

Romance scammers will leave you with an empty heart and empty bank account. BEWARE!...

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The War on Robocalls!

September 13, 2019 | 0 Comments

Congress and the telecoms are deploying new weapons in the war against robocalls....

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Equifax Agrees to Pay Up

July 25, 2019 | 0 Comments

Equifax agres to pay up for its 2017 data breach. Can you get paid? ...

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Office Depot Faked Tech Support

April 2, 2019 | 0 Comments

The FTC alleges Office Depot ran a phony tech support scam that told user they were infected by malware even if they weren't....

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ALERT! – Social Security Scam -ALERT!

November 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

  If you, or a loved one, gets a call from someone claiming to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA) you best be on alert. According to the Federal Trade Commission scammers are using...

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Rapper/Entrepreneur Will.I.Am’s company i.am+, has acquired Wink, which makes hubs for connected household devices. Wink is widely considered to be one of the most popular smart home platforms. Wink announced the acquisition by email praising...

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Tax Season 2017 – Fighting Identity Theft

March 14, 2017 | 0 Comments

There are two seasons that cyber criminals celebrate; Christmas and tax season. African-Americans should understand that protecting themselves during this time is especially critical  A 2011 Federal Trade Commission national fraud survey revealed that African-Americans were...

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