Senior citizens are a vital community in modern society, but unfortunately they’re often targeted by Internet scam artists looking to make a quick buck. In fact, the Attorney General of Washington state did some research on senior fraud and discovered the following statistic from AARP: Consumers lose billions of dollars each year to fraud. People […]
Continue reading... November 12, 2012
Those We Trust the Most! Beware of BBB Scams.
Not all crooks are dummies. In fact, many are very smart. How many times have you heard the sentiment, “If only they’d use their skills for legitimate purposes…”? These clever con men know the businesses and brands that we trust and they take advantage of that trust by using an iconic symbol, like the Better […]
Continue reading... October 29, 2012
Fake Website: What is Spoofing?
By now, chances are you’ve heard the preaching about how important it is to have good, strong passwords – and how your passwords should contain at least twelve digits and be peppered with special characters whenever possible. You’ve also probably heard you should have a different password for each and every account or website you […]
Continue reading... October 16, 2012
StopSign Reviews: Internet Usage Contracts For Kids, Teens & Parents
In the first post of our StopSign Reviews series, we’ll be taking a look at preemptive Internet safety tactics through the use of Internet Usage Contracts for parents and their children. A growing trend among modern families is the signing of a contract between parents and children for a variety of topics. We know of […]
Continue reading... October 15, 2012
Email Scam: My Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Trip…
It happened again this week! It seems that at least a couple of times each year, I can count on receiving an email from a friend, relative, or acquaintance, who is in distress and desperately needs my immediate financial help to make it home from a vacation-gone-wrong in some foreign land. Inevitably, it has a […]
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