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FTC Providing Over $88 Million in Refunds to AT&T Customers
The Federal Trade Commission is providing over $88 million in refunds to more than 2.7 million AT&T customers who had third-party charges added to their mobile bills without their consent, a tactic known as “mobile cramming.” The refunds to consumers
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Fake Amazon Email Scam
Amazon offers great deals, free shipping, endless options and now, unfortunately, customers are becoming victims of an Amazon scam. If you have ordered from Amazon in the past few weeks or plan to for the upcoming holidays, then you might easily be victimized by
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Ransomware Blamed for Hospitals Shutting Down Systems
An NHS hospital trust which was forced to shut down systems and cancel operations as a result of a cyberattack has revealed that a ransomware infection was the source of the problem. The cyberattack against Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS
Read MoreNational Identity Theft Awareness Month
National Identity Theft Awareness Month Kicks off with Heather Wagenhals and UnlockYourWealthTV to help you protect yourself from #IdentityTheft #Frauds and #Scams. Tune in to this broadcast to learn more about #IDTheft #Hackers and how #DataBreach is no match for you with Heather Wagenhals
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Holiday Charity Scams
The Better Business Bureau offers tips and advice for consumers to avoid fraudulent practices during the holiday season, more specifically holiday charity scams. Today’s topic: Holiday giving to charities RELATED: Tricky Holiday Scams to Avoid The concern: With the holidays approaching,
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Identity Theft Resource Center Reveals USPS Scam
Individuals around the country have reported receiving fraudulent messages from the US Post Office and other shipping companies. RELATED: Holiday Shopping Online Identity Theft Who Is It Targeting: Postal service customers What Is It: Shipping scam with an embedded malware link
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Cyber Monday Scams
Cyber Monday allows online shoppers to breeze through their holiday shopping list this year with the click of a mouse or the tap of a finger on a smartphone screen, unfortunately that also allows scam artists to breeze through your personal identity
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development Data Breach
A Fargo, North Dakota woman received a letter from public housing saying she was at risk of identity theft. It was a result of a US Department of Housing and Urban Development data breach and now she’s worried for her
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Holiday Shopping Online Identity Theft
New LifeLock Survey Shows That a Third of Americans Are Planning to Do All or Most of Their Holiday Shopping Online, but Are Still Concerned about Identity Theft 80 percent of Americans plan to do at least some holiday shopping
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Medical Identity Theft Warned by BBB
The Better Business Bureau is warning residents about medical identity theft. The BBB said medical identity theft happens when someone steals your personal information in order to obtain medical care, buy drugs or submit fake billings to Medicare in your name, according to
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