Stay Smart While Shopping Online

Stay Smart While Shopping Online

In the sometimes risky landscape of the internet, where cyber criminals lurk around every virtual corner, it’s crucial to stay smart while shopping online. Just in time for Cyber Monday deals, read on for information about how to increase security while navigating the digital aisles. Fort Knox Passwords: Your password is the gatekeeper to your...

protecting elderly from scams

Protecting the Elderly from Scams

Scammers go after anyone and everyone, but when the victim is over the age of 70, there’s a higher chance the deception will work. The amount of money lost to fraud also increases with the age of the person being targeted. What can we do to protect our elderly friends and loved ones from scams?...

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Safer Online Dating

Love is in the air during this week of Valentine’s Day! And finding love online is more common than ever with so many dating sites available. However, recent headlines of violent encounters and “romance scams” remind us to be wary of strangers even if they seem amazing in their profiles. This is a good time...

Protecting Seniors from Fraud

The FBI reported there was over $1 billion in losses in 2020 based on complaints of fraud against those over 60. Schemes against the elderly take on all forms. They often appeal to their lack of tech knowledge or tug on their heartstrings. Some seniors are physically or mentally vulnerable to these fraudsters. Others are...

Thieves Hacking your Online Accounts

One Sunday afternoon in the early summer, I was sitting on the back porch shopping online on my phone.  I ordered cat doors and a few other low priced items from Home Depot.  The items arrived later that week and I thought nothing more about it. The next weekend, again I was sitting on the...

What to do if your Wallet is Stolen

While purse snatching still occurs, people have been finding lately that just the wallet is the real prize.  Pick pockets may sneak a man’s wallet out of his pocket on a busy street. And many women are now reporting their wallets going missing right out of their purses. Protecting the Goods A whole new level...

Protecting yourself on Buy, Sell, Trade (BST) Sites

Remember the days when you had to rely on garage sales or resale or consignment stores to sell your gently used items?  While both of these still exist as options, the biggest opportunity for reselling is online through Buy, Sell, Trade (BST) sites.  Everyone has heard of Craig’s List or eBay and probably even Marketplace...

Protect your Mail from Thieves

From smash and grabs from your car to packages disappearing off your porch, it seems nothing is safe from thieves anymore. But sometimes the criminal is looking for more than just a quick item or cash.  Those targeting mailboxes are often looking for credit cards and other private information that they can use to steal...

Keeping your Credit Card Info Safe

Whether it is a debit card or credit card, few of us make it through the day without making a card purchase of some sort. Online shopping, gas, food, paying bills or a retail purchase may have you pulling out your card and swiping, keying in or inserting. Large data breaches make the news but...

Staying Safe at the Gas Station

Earlier this year in southwest Houston, two men killed a woman while she waited in the car at a gas station. Her family members had gone inside the store while she waited with the car. The would-be carjackers approached the car, opened the doors and then shot and killed her.  They then took off on...

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