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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 New video shows more ATM skimmers around region 08/21/2014 05:14pm • WASHINGTON -- The Fairfax County Police Department has released a series of videos depicting ATM skimmer devices being installed and removed at local Navy Federal Credit Union locations. Those locations include: 11180 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Va. 22030 from July 1-7, 2014 7678-D Richmond Highwa Sniffing out spear phishing scams 08/21/2014 11:03am • By Ken Colburn, Data Doctors PHOENIX -- Question: If ransomware hackers can infect me by sending fake email messages from the company I work for, how am I supposed to protect myself? As I discussed in a recent post, crypto ransomware uses a variety of methods to trick victims into clicking o Scammers posing as police target Alexandria 08/13/2014 04:58pm • WASHINGTON -- Alexandria police say they've received more than 20 calls from residents reporting a phone scam in the area. A similar scam has also been reported in Howard County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia, says Crystal Nosal, with the Alexandria police. The caller trying to scam Loudoun Co. officials: Be alert for new tactics on old scams 08/09/2014 12:53pm • WASHINGTON -- Con artists simply don't give up. They keep coming up with new ways to separate you from your money. And a local sheriff's office is warning of a freshened-up version of an old scam. In Loudoun County, Virginia, the sheriff's office says residents recently received alerts on their Police: Duo used door-to-door scam for drug money 08/08/2014 10:28am • JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania couple is accused of going door-to-door selling "pizza kits" supposedly to raise money for their young daughter's ballet lessons, but police say they really used the money to buy drugs.The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat (http://bit.ly/1kO0KpN ) reports that West Hil