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03/01/2013
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden today warned Idaho businesses and consumers to be wary of telephone calls demanding immediate payment of utility bills. Wasden said Idaho Power notified his office that several customers have received threatening phone calls.
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01/09/2013
Better Business Bureau is warning residents about the sweepstakes scam. The letter bears a Reader’s Digest letterhead and a New York City address, and has a check for more than $9,000, supposedly issued by Tower Hill Insurance. Neither company is involved in the phony sweepstakes.
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01/04/2013
A scam that promises unlimited Sudoku puzzles is extra tempting this time of year. Scammers are using a malware trick from the 1990s to fool users into downloading a virus.
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12/10/2012
It's been almost a year since the Drug Enforcement Administration first warned the public about criminals posing as DEA special agents or other law enforcement personnel as part of an international extortion scheme. The DEA says it has received calls from more than 2,000 victims. The agency estimates there are many more people who fell or almost fell for the scam that they don’t know about.
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12/03/2012
Phishing scams look like legitimate email, and they are getting more sophisticated every day. What these con artists are really after is your banking and financial information. And they won’t mind destroying your computer to get it.
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11/29/2012
It has come to the attention of US Postal Inspectors (federal law enforcement arm of the US Postal Service) that US Postal Service customers around the Twin Falls area are experiencing a fraudulent phone solicitation scam.
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11/16/2012
You've seen them: photos that have ten of thousands of "likes" and a caption that promises something amazing. Despite what these pics claim to be, they are just a way for shady businesses to make money off Facebook.
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11/08/2012
The tag has everything on it – USPS logo, UPC bar code, correct spelling good grammar, and a click through. "Unfortunately we failed to deliver the postal package you have sent on the 27th of October in time, because the recipient's address is erroneous. Please go to the nearest UPS office ..." it states. What? Wasn't his from the USPS?
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10/26/2012
A recent study by Google shows 38% of our daily media interactions occur on a smartphone, with 54 % of us using it to only communicate with someone and 33% of us using it for entertainment.
Most smartphone users consider their phone as their go-to device … immediate, quick, precise feedback. Smartphone and mobile devices are ingrained in our daily routine.
Downloading apps to make smartphone use easier are available for everything from browsing the Internet to shopping online, from planning a trip to managing finances.
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10/19/2012
A classic scam is back in action! Jamaican scammers are calling unsuspecting consumers across the country, but this time they are pretending to be representatives of BBB.
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10/05/2012
Pay your taxes online this year? Scammers are hoping to grab the attention of the many Americans who filed electronically. Watch your inbox for this latest round of phishing scams that poses as a IRS email.
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09/21/2012
Gayle Alvarez of Boise knows a fraud when she sees it in her email in box. “Pretty convincing graphics so somebody went to a lot of effort to build this,” she says.
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09/20/2012
Be extra careful when hiring a lawyer, or you could end up giving away personal information and money to a scam artist. The FBI is warning attorneys and their clients to be on the lookout for scam websites that use real lawyers' information.
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09/19/2012
There are several variations ofa fake "FBI" email making the rounds. One version, signed by “Special Agent Terry Williams,” supposedly comes from the Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division.
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09/18/2012
The email came from a trusted associate in Portland, and looks like it’s directed from my Twitter account. It simply reads: “u even see them taping u himhttp://facebook.com/419853461409468?vbnjszn thats awful”. I waited to open this email until I got to work, because I am wary of any poorly written texts or emails.
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