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Tips for Avoiding Tricks this Tax Season 20-25% percent of Americans will file their taxes about two weeks before the filing deadline. In Massachusetts, the deadline to file your taxes is April 17. Whether you’re preparing to file your taxes or planning to be one …Continue Reading Tips for Avoiding Tricks this Tax Season
Sadly, we’ve all heard stories about elderly men and women who have been solicited or scammed. So it should come as no surprise that some reports indicate an estimated $37 billion is lost annually due to elder fraud. The goal of all scammers is …Continue Reading Ready Your Refusal Scripts!
There’s Plenty of Fish in the Sea… Including scammers: The Dangers of Online Dating Scams Many Americans are turning to the internet in order to search for love. Online dating and dating apps are the new wave of the future for both younger generations and …Continue Reading There’s Plenty of Fish in the Sea… Including scammers: The Dangers of Online Dating Scams
Many of us have experienced that moment of panic upon learning that our personal or financial information has been compromised. Will the thieves use my financial information and drain my accounts? Will they use my identity to open new accounts and ruin my credit? …Continue Reading Protect your child’s identity and future: What you need to know about Child ID Theft
Are you receiving emails or texts from an individual or company that you know but something seems a little fishy? Perhaps a friend wants you to review a google document but it’s just a link with no text in the body of the email. …Continue Reading Don’t Be Lured by Phishing Scams
January 28th is national data privacy day, an important day to serve as a reminder to consumers to take steps to protect their data privacy online. Cybersecurity awareness is important because being vigilant can keep you and your information safe. Today, take some time to …Continue Reading National Data Privacy Day!
Have you heard of peer-to-peer payment apps such as Venmo and Cash App? These money transferring apps sit on the phones of millions of Americans, and the numbers grow by the day. Their convenience is hard to dismiss, since they function as a bank …Continue Reading Avoid peer-to-stranger transfers when using peer-to-peer payment apps
Are you one of those consumers that can’t pass up a good vacation deal? While some of these deals are legitimate and a great value for your buck, many others are deceptive offers posted by scammers posing as online travel agencies or homeowners renting a …Continue Reading ScamTravel.Com
Many Americans are looking to 2019 to be a year of self-improvement, with the most common resolution being a greater dedication to health and fitness. If you plan to purchase a gym membership to kick start your new healthy lifestyle, make sure you have all …Continue Reading New Year, New You? What consumers should know about gym memberships before they sign.
As temperatures drop, thermostats begin to rise and many consumers begin to see their heating bills increase. It should come as no surprise then that scammers capitalize on the changing seasons by offering lower energy bills or preying on fears about …Continue Reading Energy Bill Scams
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