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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 4.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHere are a couple of the latest things to beware of — parents take note! — and a couple of heartening stories about scammers who ran out of luck.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 5.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreJust because scammers are thinking up new ways to swindle you, with Coronavirus hooks, doesn’t mean they’ve stopped doing their good-old – I mean, bad-old Standbys. Duke Energy is warning of Disconnection Scams again – that’s where you get a phone call or email from somebody claiming …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 5.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLet’s face it, the COVID-19 outbreak has been a major interruption in all our lives, and for many, the shutdown has been a financial disaster. But you know what it’s been for scammers and swindlers? It’s a Bonanza! It’s getting wild out there, and not just in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 9.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIt is a new year and there are new scams. Firstly, do not date any of your documents with the the abbreviation for 2020 (20). Secondly, don’t worry, there is no draft. Hear more on this episode of Better Beware!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 9.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | More“Sleigh-bells ring, are you listening?” goes the opening lyric of one of those Christmas songs that you can’t avoid hearing anytime you go into a store these days. But now, the question is, “who’s listening?” The Federal Trade Commission has issued an urgent warning about the toys …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 3.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreChipotle Restaurant’s credit card hack, and the Judy malware on Android phones, have definitely hit some folks right in our local area, as well as around the country.