scam Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/scam/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:47:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Use Your Brain and Your Heart https://smthingscount.com/2019/08/07/use-your-brain-and-your-heart/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:37:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8342 You may want to give in to charitable appeals for recent tragedies, like mass shootings, earthquakes, and fires.  But don’t just follow your heart–engage your

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]]> How to Recognize a Robocall https://smthingscount.com/2019/06/03/how-to-recognize-a-robocall/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:22:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8137 The AARP has put out a short informative article, titled How to Recognize a Robocall, that is worth paying attention to. It discusses four major

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]]> Seniors & Social Security Scares https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/04/seniors-social-security-scares/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:26:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7815 Do you know someone who was among the 35,000 seniors who lost over $10 million in 2018 (according to the FTC) by responding to a

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]]> Stealing the Season https://smthingscount.com/2018/11/20/stealing-the-season/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:46:19 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7484 ‘Tis the season…for stealing your identity and financial information. There’s a large number of malicious apps out there anxious to trap you by filling your

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]]> How to Tell if that Gas Pump Has a Skimmer https://smthingscount.com/2018/09/07/how-to-tell-if-that-gas-pump-has-a-skimmer/ Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:42:00 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7255 This is information all drivers should have. We can protect ourselves from the bad guys who install credit card skimmers in gas pumps to collect

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]]> Deadline Tomorrow to Get Refund from Western Union https://smthingscount.com/2018/05/30/deadline-tomorrow-to-get-refund-from-western-union/ Wed, 30 May 2018 17:06:32 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6952 I told you about this last November.  But it’s now or never if you were scammed out of money and Western Union took your payment.

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]]> You are the Target https://smthingscount.com/2018/03/27/you-are-the-target/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:11:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6767 Scammers are always attacking us.  I wish they’d  get a real life, but apparently enough of us are taken in that they’re making a bundle

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]]> Warning to Widows/Widowers & Others https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/27/warning-to-widows-widowers-others/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:13:08 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6699 My husband passed away over a year ago, but I’ve been keeping his email account open to tie up loose ends.  I was about to

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]]> Let Western Union Wire YOU Money https://smthingscount.com/2017/11/27/let-western-union-wire-you-money/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:36:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6416 Western Union has $586 million they have to give out.  It’s the settlement agreement they made for letting scammers trick people into wiring money to

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]]> Helping Flood Victims–Don’t Do This https://smthingscount.com/2017/09/01/helping-flood-victims-dont-do-this/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:17:50 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6206 There are tragedies and suffering from catastrophes in various parts of the world, including floods in our own country.  You probably want to help somehow.

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