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How to Protect Yourself From Scams and Identity Theft in the New Year

Miranda Perry
December 28, 2014
Article, Consumer, Craigslist, Featured, Listing Fraud, Video
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A Scambook Personal Story: Even the Experts Can Get Caught by Fraud

Miranda Perry
October 1, 2014
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Scambook Explains The Logic Behind The FTC Top 5 States for Identity Theft

Miranda Perry
September 23, 2014
Article, Consumer, General Consumer, Scam Alerts
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Do you live in Florida, Georgia, California, Arizona or Texas? If so, you may be at greater risk for identity theft. Scambook explains why the Federal Trade Commission has identified these states as the Top 5 ...
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HCG Ultra Drops Linked to a Fake Fox News Page

Miranda Perry
September 10, 2014
Article, Consumer, Health and Fitness Programs, Listing Fraud
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Dieters beware! Manufacturers of sham products like HCG Ultra have teamed up with cybercriminals to hack your email and Facebook. Have your friends posted on your Facebook wall about how they lost 20 pounds in ...
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7 Stress Relief Tips: Improve Your Health and Live Longer

Miranda Perry
August 27, 2014
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Is fraud stressing you out? It’s okay. We know what you’re going through. It can be extremely stressful to deal with identity theft, unauthorized credit card charges, hacking or a bad business that ripped you o...
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How To Create a Password Even Your Ex Can’t Hack

Miranda Perry
August 14, 2014
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Pinterest and Instagram Exploits: How Fake Pictures Pick Your Real Pockets

Miranda Perry
July 6, 2014
Article, Mobile Services, Technology
Be careful where you click. Cybercriminals have sharpened their focus on Pinterest and Instagram. Con artists are targeting consumers with bogus free gift card offers on these popular social media platforms. We...
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Senior Fraud on the Rise: How To Protect Your Elderly Loved Ones

Miranda Perry
June 29, 2014
Article, Dating Profile, Dating Site, Financial Services, Lifestyle, Listing Fraud
Fraudsters are targeting senior citizens more than ever. Are your grandparents safe? A recent federal investigation found that more and more senior citizens are being financially exploited by swindlers. In 2010...
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Internet Dating and Romance: Don’t Get Your Heart (and Wallet) Broken

Team Scambook
June 22, 2014
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Are you looking for  that special someone to spend holidays and cuddle on rainy days with?  Let's face it - the older we get, the desire of companionship grows, and the thought of dying alone can be daunting.  ...

40 Million Target Customers at Risk of Credit Card Fraud & Identity Theft

Miranda Perry
December 19, 2013
Article, Consumer, Financial Services
Did you shop at Target during Black Friday 2013? If so, you may be at risk of credit and debit card fraud and identity theft. Target has just announced that hackers stole the private financial data for an estim...

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

Christina Newhall
December 12, 2013
Article, Technology
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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...
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Identity Theft Alert: JP Morgan Chase Bank Suffers Massive UCard Customer Privacy Breach

Christina Newhall
December 11, 2013
Article, Financial Services, Money
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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...
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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...
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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...

Over 40,000 Arizona Patients at Risk of Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft

Sean Boulger
October 22, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Scam Alerts
If you are or previously were a patient at Scottsdale Dermatology Clinic in Maricopa County, Arizona, check your credit card statements because you may be a victim of identity theft. Earlier this month, auth...
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Top 5 Obamacare Scams You Need to Watch Out For

Sean O'Connor
October 15, 2013
Article, Consumer, General Consumer
With the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) now in action, more consumers than ever have access to affordable healthcare. However, this significant change in American healthcare policy doesn't mea...
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Fake Sallie Mae Instagram Scam Using Student Loan Forgiveness to Steal Private Info

Christina Newhall
October 7, 2013
Article, General Consumer, Scam Alerts
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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...
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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
An estimated 4 million Chicago-area healthcare patients may be at risk for identity theft due to a privacy breach at an Illinois company called Advocate Health Care. In July, Advocate Health Care suffered a the...
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Protect Your Child’s Privacy from Back to School Identity Theft

Christina Newhall
August 20, 2013
Article, Lifestyle
It's back to school time, and in between shopping for great values on school supplies, parents are also being asked to fill out any number of forms for their child’s school. School registration forms may ask fo...
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Are You Sure You’re Safe? 8 Startling New Hacking Threats in Your Everyday Life

Sean O'Connor
August 7, 2013
Article, Featured, General Consumer, Technology
Thanks to smartphones, on-board GPS navigation systems, Bluetooth and emerging technology like 3D printing, we may be entering a golden age for hackers and cyber criminals. The risk of identity theft, compromis...

Student Identity Theft: Stanford University Compromised in Massive Data Breach

Sean Boulger
August 1, 2013
Article, Technology
How careful are you with your personal information? If you attend Stanford University, or have in the past, you might be at increased risk of identity theft. A recent wave of high-profile data breaches have hac...
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