My favorite witch quote is from Hansel and Gretel, "come closer, my dearie." Her entire house was made of candy in an attempt to trap unsuspecting children.It's not much different today, with letters arriving in my email on a regular basis appealing to my greed with offers to get rich quick. If I were a child, candy would work, but as an adult I am now more sophisticated. Sometimes they appeal to my loyalty, claiming to be a friend stranded in England. The variety of appeals is endless and entertaining. It is tragic, however, when those more naive are trapped like a baby rabbit in the jaws of a coyote.
And then there are the phishing sites, drawing the unsuspecting to reveal their personal information.
Have you been the victim of a scam? So far I have avoided it. I have taken some precautions, such as freezing my credit, and using incredibly difficult passwords. Mostly, however, I have probably been lucky. I have found my suspicion almost becoming free floating. Lin asks for my wallet. I raise one eyebrow and hand it over slowly.
How have you been affected?
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One of my friends had her debit card number stolen and used in washington state.....it was a rough time since she's never been out of the state and we live in PA....so yes be very cautious where you use your debit card...they think she might have had her card illlegally swiped at a chain resturant....this happens when a worker carries a swipper around that collects card data..then he sells the numbers to people to use in fraud. So the next time you want to use your debit card think twice, and if you do use a debit card track it carefully with online banking so you can view the transactions.
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