A Facebook scam that dates back years is making another round of appearances in posts and messages. Law enforcement agencies are alerting Facebook users of what’s being referred to as the “Look who died scam”. This Facebook scam is easy to recognize and easy to avoid. Still, people fall for…
Jim Miller Special correspondent QUESTION: I spend a lot of time online and love the convenience of paying bills, shopping, and keeping up with my grandkids on Facebook and Instagram. But a few months ago, my computer was infected with malware, and I just found out someone opened up a…
Internet scams and how to avoid them Published 12:53 pm Monday, February 27, 2023 By GEORGE KAMEL Ramsey Solutions Online scammers have gotten so sneaky lately that it’s not just your elderly grandparents at risk—boomers, millennials and even Gen Z-ers can get taken advantage of if they’re not careful. That’s…
The Better Business Bureau regularly cautions consumers about scams as they prepare for the beginning of the school year. The BBB offers advice when shopping for books, clothes, school supplies, backpacks or other essentials: — Start your back to school shopping by creating a list. Jot down everything you need…
The Better Business Bureau regularly cautions consumers about scams as they prepare for the beginning of the school year. The BBB offers advice when shopping for books, clothes, school supplies, backpacks or other essentials: •Start your back to school shopping by creating a list. Jot down everything you need and…
We still have a little bit of July left but if you’ve been somewhere like Target or Walmart in the past week or so it’s pretty clear that the start of a new school year is right around the corner. Stocking up on all those school supplies — don’t forget…
The Better Business Bureau regularly cautions consumers about scams as they prepare for the beginning of the school year. The BBB offers advice when shopping for books, clothes, school supplies, backpacks or other essentials: — Start your back to school shopping by creating a list. Jot down everything you need…
Adobe Stock “Is Tinder dead?” a Reddit user wondered late last year. “All the matches I get are prepayment scams and Tinder seeks to do nothing about it. They just make more accounts. I’m [matched] with 50 girls named Nicole that look like they got pictures from TikTok.” It’s hardly…
Recently, consumer protection magazine Which? identified some of the most convincing scams of 2023. These scams all have one thing in common – they insidiously take advantage of people’s cognitive biases and psychological blind spots. They included “pig butchering” a way of fattening up victims with affection, the missing person scam…
HANNIBAL – A new Facebook scam seems to be on the rise and lately directed to tugging local heartstrings. Community pages have seen upticks in posts that appear to come from local people who have found lost animals and request help searching for the owner. Other posts have featured pictures…
