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      FBI Alert: Telephone Collection or Warrant for your Arrest

      Team Scambook
      March 1, 2014
      Article, Listing Fraud, Mobile Services, Scam Alerts
      4
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    • Free Vacation: Too good to be true

      Team Scambook
      August 25, 2017
    • Scam! Certified Letters are bogus!

      Team Scambook
      March 11, 2017
    • Seniors Targeted in Scam

      Team Scambook
      February 22, 2017
    • Did you just have a package shipped to your home?

      Team Scambook
      December 14, 2016
    • Amazon Christmas email…think twice!

      Team Scambook
      December 9, 2016
    • Fake apps: before you download that…

      Team Scambook
      December 2, 2016
  • Consumer
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      4 Million Illinois Healthcare Patients' Social Security Numbers Stolen, Exposed to Identity Theft

      Sean O'Connor
      September 13, 2013
      Article, Consumer
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    • How’d you get hacked?

      Team Scambook
      November 29, 2016
    • How to detect a fraudulent website

      Team Scambook
      September 22, 2016
    • Top 3 scamming websites this month!

      Team Scambook
      September 21, 2016
    • Ticket Scams: Avoid ’em!

      Admin
      September 7, 2016
    • 10 Ways to Tell You Are Shopping on a Fake Website

      Admin
      August 11, 2016
    • Scam Alert: Scammers Now Targeting Pokémon Go Players

      Admin
      August 9, 2016
  • Money
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      5 Tips for Getting an Extension to File Your Tax Return

      Sean Boulger
      April 2, 2013
      Article, Financial Services, Money
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    • 5 Ways To Make Money At Home

      Team Scambook
      January 12, 2017
      1
    • Top Nigerian Online Scammer Arrested

      Admin
      August 2, 2016
    • 5 Ways to Stay Safe When Doing Online Banking

      Admin
      June 24, 2016
    • 9 Ways to Avoid Credit Card Fraud

      Admin
      June 20, 2016
    • Feds: Mail fraud schemes scammed seniors

      Admin
      June 15, 2016
    • 3D Rendering of PayPal User Network

      What The PayPal Policy Update Means To You: Take Action By Dec 1st

      Stan Park
      October 29, 2014
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  • Technology
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      Facebook Privacy Pitfalls

      Team Scambook
      October 22, 2013
      Article, Financial Services, Technology
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    • 10 Ways to Tell You Are Shopping on a Fake Website

      Admin
      August 11, 2016
    • Computer Tech Support Scam Alert

      Admin
      July 1, 2016
    • 5 Ways to Stay Safe When Doing Online Banking

      Admin
      June 24, 2016
    • 9 Ways to Avoid Credit Card Fraud

      Admin
      June 20, 2016
    • Theranos is sued for inaccurate blood tests and false marketing

      Admin
      June 17, 2016
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      Fake Angry Birds Game Is A Dangerous Imposter

      Stan Park
      December 6, 2014
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      5 Surprising Foods To Boost Your Energy Naturally

      Leah
      May 24, 2013
      Article, Health and Fitness Programs, Lifestyle
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    • If Santa could give you ONE thing…

      Team Scambook
      December 5, 2016
    • Best Black Friday Deals

      Team Scambook
      November 16, 2016
    • Have you ever…

      Team Scambook
      November 3, 2016
    • $5 Designer Jeans? Sign me up! (or not)

      Admin
      August 19, 2016
    • How to Know if your Eye Doctor is Breaking the Law (and costing you a lot of extra money)

      Admin
      June 22, 2016
    • Tips to avoid fraud during your summer getaway

      Admin
      June 13, 2016
  • Culture
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    • Tech-Savvy Toddler Buys Sports Car on eBay with Dad's Smartphone

      Sean Boulger
      July 15, 2013
      Article, Culture, General Consumer, Mobile Services
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    • Election Hacked? You decide.

      Team Scambook
      December 21, 2016
    • Top Nigerian Online Scammer Arrested

      Admin
      August 2, 2016
    • Photo of an Airport Check-in Sign

      12 Tips to Avoid a Holiday Travel Nightmare

      Miranda Perry
      December 17, 2014
    • Photo of a Southwest Airlines Plane Flying Against a Blue Sky with Clouds

      Holiday Travel Nightmare: How to Get Covered for Overnight Expenses When Southwest Airlines Loses Your Bag

      Miranda Perry
      November 27, 2014
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    • An Old Cell Phone Used for Basic Text Message

      Scambook Success Story: Nevada Woman Fights Back Against Cell Phone Fraud

      Miranda Perry
      October 9, 2014
      3
    • Photo of MTV's K-VON Comedy on a Couch Beside My First Bacon Plush Toys

      A Scambook Personal Story: Even the Experts Can Get Caught by Fraud

      Miranda Perry
      October 1, 2014
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      Scambook TV Now on iTunes

      Miranda Perry
      October 25, 2014
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      Merry Christmas From Scambook!

      Miranda Perry
      December 24, 2014
    • Screenshot of Scambook's New User-Friendly Complaint Submission Page

      Scambook Exits Beta with Official Launch

      Miranda Perry
      December 11, 2014
    • Close Up Photo of a Stack of Hundred Dollar Bills in Black and White

      Scambook Resolves Over $2 Million in Claims For Reported Consumer Damages

      Miranda Perry
      October 9, 2014
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    • Scambook’s Fresh New Look and Feel

      Stan Park
      July 13, 2014
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    • Scambook Q1 Market Report Exposes over $1 Billion in Scam Related Charges

      Team Scambook
      May 8, 2014
    • Close Up of a Roll of Hundred Dollar Bills Representing $1 Billion in Reported Damages on Scambook

      Over $1 Billion in Damages Reported on Scambook

      Team Scambook
      May 2, 2014
      6
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Author Christina Newhall

Christina Newhall

Christina Newhall is a freelance writer, editor and perpetual learner. She resides in Los Angeles, and enjoys educational podcasts, ambitious baking projects, and sci-fi TV.

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Is Antibacterial Soap Dangerous? FDA Launches Investigation

Christina Newhall
December 18, 2013
Article, Consumer, Health and Fitness Programs
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Is antibacterial soap dangerous? The FDA has recently launched an investigation into this product most of us have in our homes. They're wondering if antibacterial soap benefits our health, if it's worth the cos...

1 Easy Tip for Creating A Super-Secure Password You Can Actually Remember

Christina Newhall
December 12, 2013
Article, Technology
2
Recently, hackers stole nearly 2 million passwords for Facebook, Gmail, Twitter and other popular sites. The data breach places users at risk of identity theft, computer viruses and other types of digital fraud...
Color photo of the Chase logo on the top of a building

Identity Theft Alert: JP Morgan Chase Bank Suffers Massive UCard Customer Privacy Breach

Christina Newhall
December 11, 2013
Article, Financial Services, Money
1
As we’ve discussed many times before on this blog, data breaches are a big deal. If your private information is leaked, you could suffer the effects of fraud and identity theft for years to come. And, unfort...

Hackers Steal Nearly 2 Million Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Yahoo! Passwords

Christina Newhall
December 6, 2013
Article, Technology
Do you use Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Yahoo! or YouTube? Hackers have stolen the usernames and passwords from approximately 2 million users of these incredibly popular sites. The hackers used a keylogging vir...
Sale Sign in Holiday Window

Slow Black Friday Sales Mean Opportunity for Smart Shoppers

Christina Newhall
December 4, 2013
Article, Consumer
Love it or hate it, Black Friday is a phenomenon that’s hard to ignore in the American retail landscape. Once Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to think about Christmas shopping – though, of course, in recent yea...
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Cash Advance PayDay Loans Target Military Families

Christina Newhall
November 27, 2013
Article, Money
If you’re not familiar with the controversy over payday loans, let me sum it up this way: their opponents call the practice “predatory lending” for a reason. Double-digit or even triple-digit interest rates mea...
Image of a Dart in Bullseye

The Big Secret Internet Scammers Don’t Want You to Know

Christina Newhall
November 22, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Scam Alerts
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice shame on me – so the saying goes. And when it comes to phishing and telemarketing scams, it seems that those fooled once may have unintentionally put themselves on a sh...
Color photo of an IRS Form 1040 being filled out

IRS Issues $4 Billion in Tax Refunds to Scammers & Identity Thieves

Christina Newhall
November 19, 2013
Article, Money
Tax season is stressful and tedious. Honestly, there are only two things that really keep U.S. taxpayers filling out the mountains of numbered forms and itemizing receipts each year. First: the fear of an audit...
Donations Please Sign

3 New Anti-Scam Tips for Donating to Philippines Typhoon Relief Aid Charity

Christina Newhall
November 15, 2013
Article, Consumer
Do you want to donate to a Philippines Typhoon relief aid charity? If news of the destruction rendered by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has moved you to help, you’re not alone. Money is certainly desperatel...
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Are Herbal Supplements a Scam? New DNA Evidence Exposes Natural Pills

Christina Newhall
November 13, 2013
Article, Consumer, Featured, General Consumer, Health and Fitness Programs
At Scambook, we like to encourage a healthy degree of skepticism when it comes to herbal supplements, natural remedies, and unconventional cures. Companies selling "all natural" herbal supplements and diet pill...
a well stocked wine cellar ready for seasonal celebrations

Vintage Wine Goes Sour: French Police Bust Huge Counterfeit Wine Operation

Christina Newhall
November 11, 2013
Article, Lifestyle
French police have broken up a major counterfeiting ring. But the criminals weren’t passing off fake bank notes or bearer bonds -- they were selling counterfeit bottles of wine. The scheme involved fake bott...
Bottles for Snake Oil and Other Dubious Cures

How Those “One Weird Trick” Belly Fat Ads Scam You

Christina Newhall
November 11, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
1
Anyone who spends time on the Internet has seen these too-good-to-be-true ads: Get "this one weird trick" to reduce belly fat, cure diabetes or ADHD, or lower your utility bills with a secret tip "they" don't w...

Identity Theft Alert: Adobe Privacy Breach was 3 Times Worse than Estimated

Christina Newhall
November 4, 2013
Article, Technology
A few weeks ago, Adobe – the company behind Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, and other Creative Cloud software solutions – announced that it had been the target of a large-scale private data breach. According t...

How To Get Free Stuff without Signing Up for Spam or Telemarketing Calls

Christina Newhall
October 29, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
Want to get awesome free stuff online? Sure, who doesn't? Of course, there's no shortage of "free stuff" scams aimed at taking advantage of this natural desire. Other times, free giveaways are just a ploy to co...
Photo of a webcam

Hackers Use Scandalous Webcam Footage to Blackmail Teen into Robbing Parents

Christina Newhall
October 25, 2013
Article, Technology
Computer viruses called Trojan horses can harm more than just your computer. They can also destroy your personal life. When 17-year-old Hector Hernandez's computer was infected with a Trojan horse, it enable...
Photo of a Nordstrom Department Store

Identity Thieves Try to Steal Credit Card Data from Florida Nordstrom Customers

Christina Newhall
October 24, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
If you’re a Nordstrom shopper from Aventura, Florida, you might want to check your credit card statements for unauthorized charges or other signs of identity theft. Six men allegedly collaborated on a scheme...
Police Patrol Car

Scammers Impersonate Virginia Police Chief in IRS Back-Taxes Fraud

Christina Newhall
October 21, 2013
Article, Scam Alerts
No one likes paying taxes, but the only thing worse than paying taxes is getting caught not paying taxes. Many consumers fear being audited by the IRS, and recently, scammers have been using those fears to prey...
Mouse on Desk

Work From Home Scam: Identity Thieves Promise Jobs with Google or Facebook to Steal Credit Card Info

Christina Newhall
October 16, 2013
Article, Scam Alerts, Work at Home Programs
4
Scammers are using well-known Internet brands like Google, Facebook and Yahoo to trick people into purchasing “work from home kits” and then ripping off victims’ credit cards, bank accounts, or stealing their p...
Photo of an Outdoor Stock Ticker

Twitter IPO Drives Confused Investors to Defunct Penny Stock: Was It a Scam?

Christina Newhall
October 9, 2013
Article, Listing Fraud, Money
Twitter’s filing for an IPO last week was the most exciting thing to happen to social media stocks since Facebook. The popular social media platform announced it would be using the ticker symbol TWTR (makes ...
Notice that Loan is Paid in full

Fake Sallie Mae Instagram Scam Using Student Loan Forgiveness to Steal Private Info

Christina Newhall
October 7, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Scam Alerts
1
If last week’s government shutdown weren’t bad enough news for consumers, fraudulent accounts for student loan giant Sallie Mae have started popping up on Instagram. The fake Sallie Mae accounts claim they’re o...

Weird News: County Fair Carnival Worker Jailed for Hello Kitty Fraud

Christina Newhall
October 4, 2013
Article, Scam Alerts
As the season of state and county fairs draws to a close, the rides are being towed away, racing pigs are resting up for next year, and a 65-year-old carnival worker is in handcuffs for accepting bribes for gia...
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