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Phishing for Your Money

Phishing attacks are on the rise. You need to know what to look for and how to avoid falling prey. read more »
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Scam Alert: Are Fake Credit Card Statements on the Way?

A new credit card phishing scam has popped up in Indiana. It involves mailing fake credit card statements. Will it spread? read more »
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Don’t Fall Victim to These Phishing Scams

One of the most common ways to try and scam you is to “phish” for your information. In these types of scams, you are asked to reveal personal financi[...] read more »
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Gone Phishing: How To Avoid Being Caught By Scammers * Get Rich Slowly

A basic overview of phishing scams, what they are, what they have in common, and a couple tips on preventing them. read more »
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Phishing Scams Continue to Plague Social Media Sites

Phishing scams continue to plague social networks like Facebook and Twitter. This is what you can do to avoid them and what steps to take if you are[...] read more »
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Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing, Oh My!

I haven’t talked about these scams before because I guess I was under the impression that most people had stopped falling for them. Apparently I was [...] read more »
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Secrets of a former credit card thief

What would a real identity thief tell you if he had the chance? Dan DeFelippi, who was convicted of credit card fraud and ID theft in 2004, says simp[...] read more »
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Beware New FDIC Email Scam Preying on Bank Failure Fears

Important Scam Alert: New email scam preys on people's fear their bank might go under. Don't be fooled by these emails! See samples so you know wh[...] read more »
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Don't Get Scammed -- Like I Did

With all of the bank mergers and acquisitions taking place right now, many people are getting tons of updates from their banking and credit card companies regarding the transitions to other companies and new policies and procedures. What many peopl read more »
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How To Spot A Phishing Scam - Amateur Asset Allocator

Phishing scams are the most popular scams going. Fortunately, they are also among the easiest to spot. Look for these tell-tale signs and avoid bei[...] read more »
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The Money Maniac: Failproof your bank details

This article describing the possible methods to protect yourself from being the victim of any foul play like phishing or staling personal information[...] read more »
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Caller ID easy to fake, is that really your bank?

ABC News' Elisabeth Leamy and Kim Berryman write about an simple and cheap way people can disguise their phone number to obtain your personal inform[...] read more »
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“www.Tagged.com” scam stealing personal and financial information

If you get a message from a friend sharing photos with you from a site called Tagged.com, do not open it. Quickly delete it, and inform the friend t[...] read more »
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