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  • Topics 1 - 15 of 2099
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    • A Bit of History
    • Posts: 3 | Last post: by GregAtTheBeach
    • I received a similar "Nigerien Prince" scam *through the US Mail* yesterday. It originated in Canada. (I highlighted US Mail, because doing so means that they've committed a Federal offense, which puts them a cut above the typical texting or email scam, in potential penalties.) Same old garbage: It...
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    • Hackers targeting those search these 6 words
    • Posts: 7 | Last post: by B-Edwards
    • This concept/info is hitting a few other sites. This from the Daily Mail. I only copied the intro of each topic. See the link below for more details. The words and phrases you should NEVER Google or your computer could get hacked https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14072875/Never-Goog
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    • High school student, 17, killed himself, victim of sextortion plot
    • Posts: 14 | Last post: by B-Edwards
    • Update - 9/7/24 A Michigan judge on Thursday sentenced Nigerian brothers Samuel and Samson Ogoshi to serve 17½ years in prison for their respective roles in a sextortion scheme that victimized 100 individuals and led to Michigan teenager Jordan DeMay's suicide in 2022. "I think, at the end of t
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    • NYC’s ritzy Gotham Restaurant victim of $45K cyberscam
    • Posts: 9 | Last post: by Tyler
    • $5,000 a year. So if they were open and paying for this insurance for 8 years it would have cost as much as the scam. It's like buying insurance for blackjack. It really helps if you have blackjack and so does the dealer. But in all the rest of the cases its just a rip-off.
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    • How To Actually Stop MOST Text Message Spam
    • Posts: 16 | Last post: by Nimrod
    • ...our Congresspersons have finally been able to put a stop to most junk phone calls... You are giving them far more credit than they deserve, especially since the real work has been done by the FCC and FTC. It's annoying to do the phone company's work for them... So, rather than letting
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    • Student Loan Debt Relief Companies Shut Down
    • Posts: 4 | Last post: by Resident47
    • The FTC this week signaled that they're about to ring the last bell on this case, announcing a mid-March settlement with gang member Marco Manzi, now forever banned from his debt relief racket. I guess they're still working on asset discovery to see how generous a discount he'll get on his share of...
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    • Make Americans Pay Again: Tax Code Punishes Fraud Victims
    • Posts: 2 | Last post: by GregAtTheBeach
    • "Another law prof at Villanova, once serving the Taxpayer Advocate Service in-residence, was more blunt for the Washington Post last December, declaring that taxpayers: '... don't choose to have property stolen or a tree falling on the house. There's an equity side the tax law is meant to take i
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    • "Black Robo" Vote Suppressor Call Blasters Sentenced To Irony
    • Posts: 8 | Last post: by BigA
    • Continuing news on this story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-operatives-pay-1-25-170511480.html Reuters Republican operatives to pay $1.25 million for robocalls threatening Black voters, NY prosecutor says Doina Chiacu Tue, April 9, 2024 at 1:05 PM EDT·2 min read WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two...
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    • Why would you name your business this?
    • Posts: 11 | Last post: by GregAtTheBeach
    • I'd say that the two business entities that have "Insurance" in their names should just drop the middle initial. They would then be far more accurate.
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    • The Not Ready For Prime Time Carriers Under FCC Threat
    • Posts: 8 | Last post: by Resident47
    • MaxTech House, Good To the Last Dropped Call Yesterday the FCC banished another questionable phone carrier from the Robocall Mitigation Database, showing slightly better turnaround time between the threat and execution of removal experienced by carriers in the two big roundups discussed in this th
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    • Receiving calls from telephone number 1000
    • Posts: 3 | Last post: by sick of stupid calls
    • I never answer the phone if I don't know the number, I'll look it up and it's usually spoofed or one of these stupid 1000 or lately it's been 8003. I have a panasonic phone that blocks these so I don't have to deal.