Jan 18 2020
Happy 2020 to all! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I certainly did, but I admit, I do enjoy the socially slower pace that comes with January and February. I hope that these consumer fraud and scam newsletters are helpful for you. You are welcome to share the information or forward the …
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Dec 03 2019
A favorite tactic of scammers is to convince consumers to pay for services that would otherwise be free. BBB Scam Tracker (BBB.org/ScamTracker) is getting reports of a con where scam artists charge activation fees for devices that are, in fact, completely free to set up. The scam works like this. You purchase a new media …
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Oct 01 2019
Tell Alexa to play your favorite song. Ask Siri about the weather. Use Google Assistant to turn down the air conditioner. But don’t ask your smart device to look up a phone number, because it may accidentally point you to a scam. The scam works like this. You need the phone number for a company, …
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Dec 04 2018
Have you heard of Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant, or Siri? They are interactive audio services provided by Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple for their online products that provide answers when asked a question or inquiry of some type. In a recent study completed by Temple Source in 2017 and 2018, Google Assistant at home was …
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