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Pepco warns of phone scam 02/12/2015 04:42am • WASHINGTON -- Pepco is warning its customers to beware of a new telephone scam. Someone claiming to be from Pepco is calling homes saying Pepco no longer serves their area, so they must provide personal information to open a new account. Pepco Spokesman Marcus Beal says Pepco would never make The 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scams to Avoid 02/09/2015 07:00pm • The IRS recently released its "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season, and phone calls from scammers posing as IRS agents top the list. Fake emails or phishing schemes, identity theft and tax return preparer fraud followed close behind. In fact, due to fraudulent tax returns filed 5 Scams That Target Your Bank Account 01/22/2015 07:00pm • With numerous data breaches affecting millions of people, many Americans are on alert about credit card fraud. But not as many are aware when it comes to bank account scams. Bank account scams target a victim's cash, and the damage can be much more detrimental to one's finances than other scams -- 5 Prime Target Groups for Identity Thieves 01/12/2015 07:00pm • Identity theft can happen to anyone, but certain types of consumers -- including children and the elderly -- are especially tempting targets because they may not check their credit report regularly, and a scammer could go undetected for years. Here's a look at what these consumers (or their family m 10 Ways to Keep Your Phone Safe 01/12/2015 07:00pm • If you're one of the 58 percent of Americans who own a smartphone, then you probably use it every day: In addition to making calls and sending texts, you might use it for directions, to post to social media, browse the Internet and shop. It's those last few activities that can put your privacy most Phone scams back in Montgomery County 12/30/2014 06:22am • WASHINGTON -- Scammers aren't renowned moralists, and in Montgomery County they're back with a shameless old trick to cheat people out of their money. The telephone scams tug at the heartstrings by laying out a phony emergency affecting a loved one. Jail. An accident. A kidnapping. Some physic How to Protect Seniors From Health Insurance Scams 12/17/2014 07:00pm • Health insurance scams that target older Americans can jeopardize their health -- and devastate their bank account and self-esteem. "We receive complaints from consumers all the time," says Patricia Poss, senior attorney with the Division of Marketing Practices for the Federal Trade Commission's How safe is mobile banking? And how can you make it safer? 11/14/2014 03:59am • WASHINGTON -- It's one of the modern conveniences that actually is convenient: banking on your cellphone. Forget to make a payment, or accidentally overdraw? You can fix it in a minute. But how safe is it, really? It's the No. 1 fear people have about mobile banking, Bankrate.com says, quoting Are You Cut Out to Work From Home? 10/30/2014 12:00am • Many of us dream about working from home. But is it as easy as it looks? There are some people who know instinctively that it won't work for them, because there are too many distractions and things they'd rather be doing -- and would do while at home. If that's how you feel, or if you're uncertain 11 Ways to Save Time and Money 10/21/2014 12:00am • Time versus moneySaving money so often comes with a different kind of price: your time. But with these strategies, culled from the U.S. News Frugal Shopper blog, you'll be able to save your cash and have more time to enjoy those savings, too.Skip sales. When retailers are loudly screaming at you (vi 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