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eBay Bans Love Potions, Magic Spells, Psychic Readings, Tarot and Other Metaphysical Auctions

August 20, 2014

Do you believe in magic? eBay doesn’t. Harry Potter and his fellow Hogwarts alumni will have to peddle their spells and potions elsewhere on the web. Starting in September, the online auction giant is banning a...

How To Create a Password Even Your Ex Can’t Hack

Miranda Perry

August 14, 2014

Dating Site, Featured, Mobile Services, Technology, Video

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How Flaws in Amazon and Apple Security Could Destroy Your Digital Life

Miranda Perry

August 13, 2014

Article, Technology

Do you ever read about online fraud or identity theft and think, I’m too smart to fall for that? Well, don’t be so sure. Earlier this month, WIRED and Gizmodo technology writer Mat Honan was the target of vicio...

PayPal or PayPai: Don’t Fall for this Phishing Fraud

Miranda Perry

July 11, 2014

Article, Financial Services, General Consumer, Listing Fraud, Technology

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Fraudsters sometimes use real logos so be extra careful! A phishing scheme known as “PayPai” may be hitting your inbox right now. Ever notice how an upper-case letter “i” and a lower-case letter “L” look id...

Internet Dating and Romance: Don’t Get Your Heart (and Wallet) Broken

Team Scambook

June 22, 2014

Article, Dating Profile, Dating Site, Lifestyle

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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. ...

July 9 ‘Internet Doomsday’

Team Scambook

April 26, 2014

Article, General Consumer, Technology

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Hackers around the world created an online advertising scam that has affected the ability for people to access the Internet. According to the FBI, the hackers infected more than 570,000 computers worldwide and...

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

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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...

A color photo of the keypad on a touch-tone phone.

A Revolutionary New Way to Block Robocalls and Telemarketing Scams?

Sean Boulger

October 9, 2013

Article, Featured, Mobile Services, Technology

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Nobody likes robocalls. The Do Not Call List blocks many businesses from calling you on the phone during dinner, but most scammers and spammers simply ignore the list. They continue making billions of illegal r...

Photo of someone plugging an ethernet cable into a laptop

No Internet? 3 Simple Tips to Get Back Online in an Emergency

Sean O'Connor

August 19, 2013

Article, Technology

What do you do when your internet goes down in an emergency? How do you get back online? So much of our daily lives depend on reliable internet access that when the internet goes down, we're struck with a po...

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