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Ransomware: Free Porn
Mobile ransomware is on the rise and the target: free porn apps. Recent reports indicate that this specific type of malware is targeting Android gadgets, which grew by more than 50 percent over the last year. As if we haven’t warned you enough, the usual vector
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Prize Scams Played
Often times individuals will receive a phone call from an excited caller claiming you just won a nice car, a lavish trip, or a whole lot of money. The next thing you will hear is the request for money to
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Prevent Kids Cyberbullying
Kids can easily access internet messaging websites and apps like SnapChat and Facebook, allowing them to talk, share photos and play games with their friends. Unfortunately along with the good comes the bad of cyberbullying. These hurtful messages target the individual to
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Funeral Homes Failed Pricing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) organized Funeral Rules, in which an investigators revealed that nine states failed to disclose pricing information to consumers. The FTC conducts undercover inspections to ensure that funeral homes comply with the Funeral Rule. RELATED: OfferUp Online Wire
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W-2 Phishing Scam Targets School Districts
Earlier this month the IRS issued an urgent alert to all employers with an extensive W-2 e-mail phishing scam that has spread to the corporate sector and into school districts, nonprofits and other companies. “This is one of the most dangerous email
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Counterfeit Drugs
Prescription drugs seem to be sold on every block these days, allowing patients to search for the best price or most convenience location, but be careful as counterfeit drugs could be the source of your medications. Counterfeit drugs are on the rise,
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OfferUp Online Wire Fraud
OfferUp is a “simpler way to buy and sell locally”, this convenient shopping app has been downloaded more than 12 million times (2015), ranking close to the 51st most-downloaded app, and with those numbers climbing, so are the odds of users becoming victims of wire
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Hacked Printers Stealing Your Money
Cybercriminals always seem to be one step ahead of security precautions, especially in the digital life as hacked printers are at the top with criminals stealing your money right from that personal data. Hackers like to target smartphones and computers for their devious schemes,
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Avoid Bogus Internet Merchandise
In 2016 Fraud.org managed to collect more than 7,000 consumer complaints about scams, so today we want to warn you of what’s ahead in 2017 with the Top Five Scams. Bogus Internet Merchandise ranks #1 complaint for the fourth year in a row! RELATED: Avoid
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