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Scam: Civil Procedures Division Calling

June 27, 2017June 12, 2017 Charla GomezScams

Scam: Civil Procedures Division Calling   There are new scams popping up every day. They can be entirely new, variations on an old theme or combinations of different but familiar scams. The most recent one[…]

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Image Copyright Infringement Scam

March 16, 2017March 15, 2017 Charla GomezBusiness

Image Copyright Infringement Scam   When blogging or making a website we like to use images to give interest to our website or for illustration purposes. Frequently those images are found online. This is the[…]

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The Say ‘Yes’ Scam

March 7, 2017February 13, 2017 Charla GomezScams

The Say ‘Yes’ Scam   Recently I became aware of a phone scam that has been going on for a while. It is sometimes called the “Can you hear me now?” line from Verizon commercial[…]

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Summons Delivery Scam

March 2, 2017February 13, 2017 Charla GomezScams

Summons Delivery Scam   I got a weird call from a very official sounding man who told me that they had been trying to deliver a summons many time over the last couple of weeks.[…]

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Reduce Your Credit Interest Rate Scam

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 Charla GomezBusiness

Reduce Your Credit Interest Rate Scam   Retiring has opened my eyes to just how many scams are floating out in the world. When I worked I was out of the house most of the[…]

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Issues Fund Raising for Veterans

February 23, 2017February 13, 2017 Charla GomezMilitary

Issues Fund Raising for Veterans   Fund raising is big business. There are numerous companies that do professional fundraising and while many are legit some are not. I recently received a phone call from a[…]

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Bank Phone Phishing Scam

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 Charla Gomezinternet browser

Bank Phone Phishing Scam   This month I received a call that was supposedly from my bank. Correct bank, used my name and phone number was reasonable. The woman introduced herself as Tiffany from Compliance,[…]

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Scam: “This is the Return Call You Requested…..”

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 Charla Gomezinternet browser

Scam: “The Return Call You Requested…”   Another day another scam, this one is interesting. The caller ID lists unknown and that immediately makes me suspicious. It is a robo (an automated call made by[…]

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IRS Scam

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Charla GomezScams

IRS Scam   This is not a scam by the IRS but one about the IRS. Paying taxes is stressful enough with more than enough complications and headaches than we need. Now, figure in a[…]

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It’s Back! New and Improved Browser Scam

February 2, 2017January 18, 2017 Charla GomezInternet

It’s Back! New and Improved Browser Scam   Just when you think it’s safe to go back into the water, sorry, web the scams start rolling in again. Each time they appear they have been[…]

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