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Locate Local Speed Traps

Locate police speed traps in your area: www.trapster.com

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Phony Bank: Greater Offshore Bank

In an effort to show how easy it is to pull off an online scam, Microsoft Corp. in May set up a phony bank branch in New York City called “Greater Offshore Bank.” Would-be depositors were asked to...

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FDIC Approves Temporary Unlimited Deposit Insurance Coverage for...

FDIC Approves Unlimited Coverage for non-interest-bearing accounts, beginning 12/31/2010 through 12/31/2012

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2010 Cyber Monday Sales up 20% over 2009

Early estimates of 20% from last year mean more jingle in online retailers’ pockets this year.  Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday also showed gains over last year.  Are we finally peeking out of the...

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Firefox: Do Not Track Coming Soon

Firefox browser developers are considering a do-not-track feature to allow internet users to surf without online monitoring. Read More:...

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999999 Approval Code – What is That?

Thank you to Janet for this one: She received several Approval Codes of 999999 today where the AVS Address and Zip response was ‘unknown’ and the CVV matched just fine. After tracing the transactions,...

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Coming Soon: Less Fluoride in Your Tap Water

The federal government said Friday it planned to lower the recommended levels for fluoride in water, the first such change since 1962. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a...

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Fake Health Insurance Scam

Avoid this new fake health insurance scam

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FDIC Announces Top 10 List of Online Resources for Consumers

FDIC Announces Top 10 List of Online Resources for Consumers

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Fraudulent “ACH and Wire transfers” E-Mails

Fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from the FDIC are in circulation.

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Better Business Bureau Phishing Email Alert

An email comes to inbox that contains the message below.  It even has the BBB’s logo attached!  Gutsy. Do not trust it. Here one of the many of these that are going around lately: ### Attention:...

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Virus / Trojan Horse Alert

The email below will appear to come from another person or department in your company. But, of course, it is from a scammer. Here’s the email: Hello! Look, I’ve received an unfamiliar bill, have you...

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FDIC Scam

Beware this scam, delivered by email to your inbox. The link itself may say ‘fdic.gov’ in it, but it really goes somewhere else. It reads like this: Dear Sir/Madame, By this message we would like to...

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22 December, 2011 18:47

ACH Transaction Cancelled - scam email reads like this - ACH transfer, recently initiated from your checking account, was canceled. Canceled transaction:Transaction ID: B6377692174USACH Report: View...

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1 March, 2012 16:14

Bank of America phishing fraud via email You may get a fraudulent email that says your account is disabled. And extra security must. Be taken by you. So click on the image below… Which is a picture of...

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8 May, 2012 13:30

You Tube Service Scam Be wary of email that says: YouTube Service has sent you a message: Your video has been approved To:robert.mohon@theneilgroup.com You will then see a link like this: The link...

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6 June, 2012 14:33

Confirm your Twitter account scam. The email says you need to confirm your Twitter account. It may even have the Twitter logo. If you look at the link, it may say twitter.com. However, the link goes to...

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Will Your Internet or Computer Shut Down this Monday?

The FBI caught some bad guys who infected many computers.  Yours may be affected.  Here’s how to find out: http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/06/technology/dnschanger/

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11 July, 2012 22:17

Beware of a new scam targeting the customers of utility companies. People are being falsely notified that President Obama has approved funds for the payment of utility bills. Customers are being asked...

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19 October, 2012 14:56

Scam of the day- Online Banking Information Looks like it come from Bank of America Here’s more… Online Banking Passcode Changed Safety Checkpoint: You last logged in to Online Banking on 10/19/2012....

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