Scams & Alerts

melindamcnabb · melindamcnabb

We are buying a house. Not a new experience for us until now. We have found that lenders don't care about FICO score, money in the bank or solid investments in stocks and bonds. All they care about is how much money you report on your tax return. We are like many seniors that have set ourselves up to liv...

Roblaine · Roblaine

Last year, more than 226 million people spent $11.4 billion at retail stores and malls on Black Friday, and this year shoppers are poised to spend even more. While Black Friday sales are expected to be at an all-time high, online shopping Monday is expected to be even greater. That is because Monday be...

Roblaine · Roblaine

Merry Christmas to all, and to all, let's keep it a Merry Christmas for everyone except those who try to destroy!! If you've been scammed, call the authorities. Toss your pride, help protect someone else. If someone's tried to scam you, call the authorities. Protect yourself and someone else. If som...

lonfu · lonfu

Time shares have become a burden for many. Any good experiances? Most are inherited by our kids and become problems because they can't be sold. Even giving them away is difficult. Anyone?????

Racoon · Racoon

My wife got hit by a secret shopper scam. We are both on a fixed income and the $500.00 that they took really hurt us. Please read and be informed,. We got a letter with a check for $700.00 in it. She called since she always wanted to be a secret shopper in order supplement her income. The man on the phone assu...

JeffLea · JeffLea

I've subscribed to the Windows Secrets newsletter for many years. A recent addition highlighted bogus tech support calls, where a heavily accented individual, purporting to be an authorized supporter for Microsoft, informs you that you that their servers have detected security problems with y...

JOY · JOY

Yesterday I was in the Subway on Stockton Hill Rd, in Kingman, Az, and asked for the Senior Discount... The cash register then came up with a HIGHER Price!!!! Has anyone else had this problem? When I questioned this, the girl said the cash register had new software that was programed to do this... Li...

stockman · stockman

Beware of Poisoned Search Results (From Trend Micro Anti-Virus Newsletter)In the early days of the Internet, most viruses spread by email. Not so anymore:you're far more likely to fall victim to malware through poisoned search results than you are from clicking on a malicious email.Say what you w...

stockman · stockman

The IRS DOES NOT send you e-mails. Any you get are scams.

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	Discrimination against seniors Age descrimation mortgage home purchase (Preview) We are buying a house. Not a new experience for us until now. We have found that lenders don't care about FICO score, money in the bank or solid investments in stocks and bonds. All they care about is how much money you report on your tax return. We are like many seniors that have set ourselves up to liv...	melindamcnabb	0	1629	Jun 17, 2019 by melindamcnabb
	Don't click on trouble (Preview) Last year, more than 226 million people spent $11.4 billion at retail stores and malls on Black Friday, and this year shoppers are poised to spend even more. While Black Friday sales are expected to be at an all-time high, online shopping Monday is expected to be even greater. That is because Monday be...	Roblaine	1	2460	Apr 29, 2019 by drnogerms
	Top 10 Scams Targetting not just Seniors (Preview) Merry Christmas to all, and to all, let's keep it a Merry Christmas for everyone except those who try to destroy!! If you've been scammed, call the authorities. Toss your pride, help protect someone else. If someone's tried to scam you, call the authorities. Protect yourself and someone else. If som...	Roblaine	1	3696	Mar 9, 2015 by Summerskys
	Time Share's (Preview) Time shares have become a burden for many. Any good experiances? Most are inherited by our kids and become problems because they can't be sold. Even giving them away is difficult. Anyone?????	lonfu	0	2263	Feb 20, 2014 by lonfu
	secret shopper (Preview) My wife got hit by a secret shopper scam. We are both on a fixed income and the $500.00 that they took really hurt us. Please read and be informed,. We got a letter with a check for $700.00 in it. She called since she always wanted to be a secret shopper in order supplement her income. The man on the phone assu...	Racoon	2	2319	Oct 6, 2013 by Racoon
	Bogus Tech Support Calls (Preview) I've subscribed to the Windows Secrets newsletter for many years. A recent addition highlighted bogus tech support calls, where a heavily accented individual, purporting to be an authorized supporter for Microsoft, informs you that you that their servers have detected security problems with y...	JeffLea	1	2293	Mar 31, 2013 by hamrs_62
	Subway Sandwich store in Kingman, AZ (Preview) Yesterday I was in the Subway on Stockton Hill Rd, in Kingman, Az, and asked for the Senior Discount... The cash register then came up with a HIGHER Price!!!! Has anyone else had this problem? When I questioned this, the girl said the cash register had new software that was programed to do this... Li...	JOY	0	2468	Sep 14, 2012 by JOY
	Beware of Poisoned Search Results (Preview) Beware of Poisoned Search Results (From Trend Micro Anti-Virus Newsletter)In the early days of the Internet, most viruses spread by email. Not so anymore:you're far more likely to fall victim to malware through poisoned search results than you are from clicking on a malicious email.Say what you w...	stockman	0	2539	Sep 1, 2012 by stockman
	Just a Reminder (Preview) The IRS DOES NOT send you e-mails. Any you get are scams.	stockman	0	2503	Apr 20, 2012 by stockman
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