Fraud and Security
Protect Yourself from Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams: A Story You Need to Read
Imagine this: You run a small business and have a trusted vendor you’ve worked with for years. One day, you receive an email from them, asking for an urgent payment transfer for a big order. The email looks just like any other—familiar email address, familiar tone, even the payment details seem normal. You don’t think twice and send the payment.
15 Tips to Keep Your Data Private
In our technology-centered world, keeping your personal information and finances safe can seem impossible.
Seven Tips For Creating Stronger Passwords
You’re in the process of registering a new online account to make a purchase and have come to the point where it is asking you to provide a password for your newly created account. Passwords are your first line of defense against hackers which makes your next step, creating the new password, crucial to keeping your information safe.
The “Scammers Hall of Shame”
The Federal Trade Commission has issued an alert for a new scam for stealing from vulnerable families, one which the agency believes should be in the Top Ten List of the Scammers Hall of Shame. The scammer impersonates a representative of the funeral home, and says that additional funds must be paid immediately or the funeral will be cancelled. “Can you imagine anything more despicable?” the FTC said in its announcement.