Today I researched and wrote about a Canadian man who bilked numerous individuals out of $2.3 million dollars through telemarketing schemes. His target? U.S. and Canadian citizens alike. It’s truly amazing what people will believe – whether via phone call or email. The second item that really struck my attention was an article in our [...]
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Scams Know Them When You See Them
February 11th, 2010
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The other night I was watching the end of one show which lead into (obviously) the next. It was an “intervention” documentary and, frankly, after about five minutes or so I just had to turn the channel. However, those first five minutes were definitely eye-opening! The segment of the show I watched featured an older [...]
When A Work From Home Just Sounds Too Good To Be True
June 26th, 2009
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This morning, in our neighborhood newspaper (a real one not a virtual one), I saw a job listed that caught my attention (thinking full well this cannot be well ahead of time). The thing is the initials in the url caught my eye since NCIS is one of my favorite programs. So… off I went [...]
