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Caution: How to avoid the dangerous “Three Second Silent Call” scam

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The purpose of this blog and newsletter is to (hopefully) make your day a little better and put a smile on your face, and a huge factor in maintaining a happy life is avoiding danger and stress.

The purpose of this particular post is to let you know about a very dangerous telephone scam that’s making the rounds and causing grief for lots of people right now.

It’s called the “Three Second Silent Call” scam and unfortunately it’s extremely easy to fall for.  [Read more…]

Beware calls and text messages from your own phone number

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I’m sure you know by now that the scammers of the world never take a break.

Day in and day out they’re always dreaming up new ways to separate innocent victims from their hard-earned money.

Scammers have been targeting potential victims over the phone for decades, but now they’re using a different kind of tool to scam folks: Their intended victims’ own phone numbers.  [Read more…]

Video: Scammer wishes he had never messed with this 73 year old grandma

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Regular readers of my blogs know how much I detest scammers, so it should come as no surprise that I love it when a scammer gets caught in the act.

The Internet has made scamming a lot easier and much safer for today’s scammers, resulting in the vast majority of scams being perpetrated online in recent years.

However, there are still plenty of phone scams being carried out as well.  [Read more…]