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How Repairing Credit Works 12/13/2023 07:00pm • If you don't have a good credit score, you may have trouble getting approved for loans or credit cards, or you may only qualify for high interest rates. It makes sense to want to improve your situation right away, but fixing your credit requires patience. Companies may offer paid services for repair FTC warns social media giveaways may be fake 12/07/2023 09:30pm • It's the holiday season and if you're shopping on social media, be careful with giveaways claiming you'll win a prize. The Federal Trade Commission says it's likely a scam and many people are becoming victims. One in four people who reported losing money to fraud since 2021 said it started when a China raises stakes in cyberscam crackdown in Myanmar, though loopholes remain 12/06/2023 02:37am • BANGKOK (AP) — China is ramping up a crackdown on online scams operated by criminal syndicates in border areas of military-ruled Myanmar in an effort that has included a shootout, confession videos and national TV broadcasts of arrests of high-profile suspects. But the drive has been confined to a Online shopping scams to avoid this holiday season 12/01/2023 06:56pm • Nearly 85% of consumers are worried about running into artificial intelligence-based fraud this holiday shopping season, according to the Prove Identity 2023 Online Shopping & AI-Based Fraud Report. And that's with good reason. AI-technology means the days of phishing emails filled with broke Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes 12/01/2023 06:28am • BANGKOK (AP) — About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar's military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army captain, fighting in a jungle area near the northeastern border with China, lamented that he'd never seen such intense action. H Myanmar military says drone attack by ethnic armed groups in northeast destroyed about 120 trucks 11/23/2023 01:32pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar ’s military-controlled government said Thursday that almost half of more than 250 cargo trucks stranded by fighting against ethnic minority armed groups near the northeastern border with China have been destroyed in a fire caused by bombs dropped by drones. Maj. Gen. Zaw M Tips to make sure you give with your heart — and your head — this holiday season 11/22/2023 07:02pm • 'Tis the season for giving, but when helping your favorite charities, you’re encouraged to do your homework before opening up your wallet. Kevin Scally, chief relationship officer for Charity Navigator, a company which analyzes charities, said it's important to give intelligently. “You wan How to spot 4 Social Security scams and protect your identity 11/22/2023 08:02am • When the Social Security Administration calls, you pick up. But between October 2022 and June 2023, more than 55,000 people who answered calls from what they thought was the government agency said they were scammed. Allegations of Social Security scams increased 61.7% in the quarters ending in June How to Pay Online Without a Credit Card 11/21/2023 07:00pm • Charging purchases to a credit card is the way U.S. consumers most commonly pay online. But there are several reasons you might not want to use a card when you buy something on the internet. Maybe you're concerned about incurring interest if you don't pay the card off right away or about keeping you How to talk to older people in your life about scams 11/10/2023 05:12am • NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, Daniel Goldstein’s 86-year-old mom got an email that looked like it was from her bank. She was alarmed because she hadn’t spent the money it mentioned, so she called a help number on the email. The person on the other end of the line asked for her bank account info Cambodia deports 25 Japanese nationals suspected of operating online scams 11/08/2023 05:22am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation based in Cambodia were deported to Japan on Wednesday, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesperson for Cambodia's Interior Ministry. The Japanese government arranged a charter flight to transpo Senior Chinese official meets Myanmar leader for security talks as fighting rages in frontier area 10/31/2023 11:37am • BANGKOK (AP) — A high-ranking official from China has made a visit to military-ruled Myanmar to discuss security along the countries' shared border, Myanmar state media reported Tuesday. The visit by Chinese State Council member and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong comes as fighting rage Alliance of 3 ethnic rebel groups carries out coordinated attacks in northeastern Myanmar 10/27/2023 12:39pm • BANGKOK (AP) — An alliance of ethnic rebel groups on Friday launched a coordinated offensive in northeastern Myanmar to seize military targets in areas near the Chinese border, the groups and residents of the area said. The Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’an Best Apps for Buying and Selling Used Stuff 10/26/2023 08:00pm • If you're trying to clear out your closet before the new year or add some money to your shopping budget before the holidays, you might consider selling used stuff to bring in additional income. From old gift cards to your wedding dress, there are marketplaces designed to sell all kinds of items and 84-year-old Montgomery Co. woman scammed out of over $100k 10/24/2023 08:21pm • Joy Boone can't believe what happened to her 84-year-old mother. Boone said scammers convinced her mom who lives in Montgomery County, Maryland, to give them $120,000. Montgomery County police confirmed to WTOP that the incident was reported, and said detectives are investigating. "I just f