FraudAlert

Information with intent to alert and give warning in order to suppress, curtail and prevent fraudulent acts that may be going on in the subject-line
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Scam Alert: Phishing Emails About Winning an Audi

It's always scam season, the season that never goes away or quits!  Now there is a phishing scheme with the name "Emmett Ryker Otis", a selected claim officer connected with Audi (car manufacturer). The scam IS verified by www.scamguard.com as being fictitious. You receive an email that looks like this: 1. FROM: EG1FW2L AMBW-1A8 <coachl33@hughes.net> SUBJECT:…Read more Scam Alert: Phishing Emails About Winning an Audi

Treat Your Gift Cards Like Cash + Giveaway

G I V E A W A Y   E N D E D We love to buy gift cards for various reasons. They: Make great gift giving stuffers adding style and finesse Help assist businesses in the wrath of the COVID-19 crisis co-exist Can be bought on various discount programs, third party brokers, including holiday…Read more Treat Your Gift Cards Like Cash + Giveaway

Hefty Fines On The Way For The Robocaller!

Companies who possess machines that initiate robocalls and/or employ workers running robocall equipment...Be on warning!! There are very GOOD days ahead for the citizen, but a lot of framework to be done to put the robocallers out of business once and for all after the new the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act was passed late last year.…Read more Hefty Fines On The Way For The Robocaller!

The PCH Fraudster is Shut Down on Twitter!

I have some glorious news...A scammer impersonating a Publishers Clearing House employee that I reported in my "1/1/2020 Post: The Great PCH Scam…Beware!!" has been officially shut down. The account is now banned on Twitter. Great news, but not taken too lightly. There are always more persons who, instead of wasting their efforts on illegal…Read more The PCH Fraudster is Shut Down on Twitter!

Bloggers: Making Sure Published Material Has Consent Before Hitting the “Publish” Button

These days I have been seeing much more than on one occasion whereby complaints are being administered on copyrighted materials being used on websites and then the re-published photos that have been shared on social media being removed that have been published by the companies who have exclusive rights to or to give consent for…Read more Bloggers: Making Sure Published Material Has Consent Before Hitting the “Publish” Button

Nice App Available To Put Robocalls Out of Business!

President and Congress Get the Robocall Bill Done As promised, I am keeping the public informed as to the status of the Robocall Bill. GOOD NEWS! The President signed into law the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act on December 30th which was passed by Congress on December 4th. Kudos to our lawmakers on this epidemic situation whereby…Read more Nice App Available To Put Robocalls Out of Business!

The Great PCH Scam…Beware!!

Beware there is a series of different persons right now indicating that they are from Publisher's Clearing House. They are on Twitter right now. I was originally Direct Messaged on Twitter by the individual. I will list the details below to look for these clones. The attempt is a person on Twitter right not with the…Read more The Great PCH Scam…Beware!!

Wanted…Your Voice – Beware the Hearing Administrator

YES! Your very voice is wanted via recording by a scammer! It starts out with a call from a person identifying themselves as a Hearing Administrator on a recorded line, asking if you can hear them okay. Sometimes they ramble on...other times they even hang up. It is hard to find out where these lunatics…Read more Wanted…Your Voice – Beware the Hearing Administrator

Watch Out For That Call From a ComEd Look-Alike!

I am here to inform you of the latest and greatest scams concerning and and all Caller ID spoofing. Be very careful, because both me and at least two other persons I know are getting a very neatly dressed caller ID spoofing from a call coming in looking like it is ComEd and promising a…Read more Watch Out For That Call From a ComEd Look-Alike!