Tag Archives: Federal Trade Commission

Better Beware – It’s Getting Worse

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 4.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThere’s a new scam going around that’s very scary, because it contains a lot of your personal information — harvested on the Dark Web — and even a photograph of the house you live in! The scammer makes frightening threats and demands payment…or else. It’s not really …

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Better Beware – Bad Apps and Virus Scams

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 4.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreGoogle recently discovered 25 nasty apps that had been in their Play Store quite awhile and downloaded 2 million times. Find out if you got one of these! And here’s a wonderful resource from the Federal Trade Commission to help you identify all the current Covid-19 con …

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Better Beware – Current Offends

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 5.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Federal Trade Commission has just issued a report on the effect of COVID-19 on scams and swindles over the last six months. The fraudsters switched their targets and methods very quickly, to concentrate on the most lucrative con jobs in the new conditions of the pandemic. …

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