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Police sorry for telling wrong family of death 10/11/2014 11:52am • DAN JOLING Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- An Alaska couple knocked on the door of their son's long-time girlfriend Thursday, intending to inform her that he'd been killed in a car accident.Karen and Jay Priest instead were stunned when the son, 29-year-old Justin Priest, answered the doo Jamaican DJ files plea deal in lottery scam 10/07/2014 01:20pm • DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A prominent Jamaican disc jockey charged for his role in a lottery scam targeting older people in the Dakotas and elsewhere is scheduled to plead guilty.Deon-ville O'Hara, also known as ZJ Wah Wa, is among 26 people who were indicted by a federal gra Scam targets Washington Post readers 10/03/2014 11:40am • WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post is alerting its subscribers to a scam aimed at getting the members to pay a third party for the renewal of the paper. The Post sent emails to subscribers Thursday letting them know about fraudulent renewal notices from a company called Readers Payment Service. T Watch out for these credit score scams 10/03/2014 12:00am • Shortly after signing up to get my free credit score at one of the popular websites that offers the service, I received an email alerting me that my score had recently changed and that I should log into the site provided to check on it. Since I had recently signed up for my free score, I almost f Student Loan Default Rates Fall, but Borrowers Should Still Worry 10/01/2014 12:00am • The U.S. Department of Education announced last week that the annual cohort default rate for federal student loans had declined from the previous year's rate by 1 percentage point to 13.7 percent. That rates dropped for the first time in years is good news and a testament to the increased availabili 5 Common Money Scams to Avoid 09/25/2014 12:00am • Many of us have either been the target of some kind of fraud or know someone who has. As technology evolves and it becomes more difficult to fool potential victims, fraudsters are turning to increasingly clever tactics to scam Americans out of billions of dollars each year. To keep this kind of cri 5 Common Money Scams to Avoid 09/25/2014 12:00am • Many of us have either been the target of some kind of fraud or know someone who has. As technology evolves and it becomes more difficult to fool potential victims, fraudsters are turning to increasingly clever tactics to scam Americans out of billions of dollars each year. To keep this kind of cri 5 Common Money Scams to Avoid 09/25/2014 12:00am • Many of us have either been the target of some kind of fraud or know someone who has. As technology evolves and it becomes more difficult to fool potential victims, fraudsters are turning to increasingly clever tactics to scam Americans out of billions of dollars each year. To keep this kind of cri 5 Common Money Scams to Avoid 09/25/2014 12:00am • Many of us have either been the target of some kind of fraud or know someone who has. As technology evolves and it becomes more difficult to fool potential victims, fraudsters are turning to increasingly clever tactics to scam Americans out of billions of dollars each year. To keep this kind of cri 10 Ways to Protect Yourself From Online Fraud 09/24/2014 12:00am • Steer clear of trouble. As holiday shopping season heats up, more people will be shopping online, and more scam artists will be trying to steal their information (and money). You can protect yourself, without scaling back your purchases, with a few smart strategies. Here are 10 suggestions from priv IRS scam bilks victims for $5 million 09/23/2014 12:09pm • WASHINGTON -- It's a telephone scam that has taken millions of dollars from victims who simply picked up the phone and said too much. "This scam is a very serious problem that's impacting many people," says Mark Hanson, spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service. It's so serious that the IRS h 8 Ways to Protect Your Identity While Online Shopping 09/16/2014 12:00am • The recent hacking of celebrity nude photos demonstrated that we are often more vulnerable to privacy breaches than we think. And as we move into the most frenzied shopping season of the year, scam artists will be on the prowl for vulnerable shoppers. To avoid becoming a victim, consider taking ste Woman, 83, denies guilt in husband's beating death 09/09/2014 06:28pm • CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- An 83-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to beating her 89-year-old husband to death in their home.Phyllis Eson was ordered held without bail following her arraignment in state Supreme Court on a manslaughter charge. Eson is a Canadian c 3 Easy Ways to Sell Your Old IPhone 09/08/2014 12:00am • With the anticipated launch of the new iPhone 6 this week, lots of people are talking about upgrading to the new iPhone. While I didn't upgrade to the iPhone 5 and still carry around my 3-year-old iPhone 4S, now it's for me to get an upgraded phone with more memory. To offset the expense of the ne Problems abound with health law immigration papers 09/02/2014 07:08pm • KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) -- More than 200,000 immigrants who bought insurance through President Barack Obama's health care initiative could lose their coverage this month if they don't submit proof this week they are legally in the country, but language barriers and computer glitche