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Protecting Those Who Protect Us: Military Scams
The men and women in my family have proudly served in every branch of the military. My grandad saw snow for the first time in France during WWI and my dad and uncles were stationed in Germany pre-Vietnam. My college roommate’s father was a Tuskegee Airman and even I was in the ROTC in college. […]
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Don’t Fall For An IRS Tax Scam
Don’t fall victim to an IRS tax scam. Yes, we all get phone calls from telemarketers, fundraisers, creditors etc. Sometimes, there is a legitimate reason why a caller is asking for money, but increasingly often, consumers are receiving calls from scammers pretending to be from a legitimate organization. Be aware of the tactics that are […]
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Beware of Holiday Scams
Fraudsters take advantage of holiday cheer It’s hard to put an exact dollar figure on how much consumers lose from scams, but, according to one report, the Federal Trade Commission estimated that there were nearly 49 million individual annual fraud transactions with an average loss of $60 – totaling nearly $3 billion lost to fraud. […]
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Credit Card Scams: What You Need to Know
Consumers use their credit cards frequently during the holiday season, and that means that this time of year also brings credit card scams.