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419 baiting – keeping online scammers running in circles

Posted 24 weeks 3 days ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

Hooked

How many of you have received an email telling you that you’ve one a lottery that you never even entered? Or, that a rich widow wants help distributing millions of dollars to the poor? Or, that YOU, and only you, can help free a fortune from a corrupt nation? Well, after years of deleting these cruddy emails I’ve discovered that there is a way to use them against the scammers.

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Free movie rental from Hollywood Video

Posted 30 weeks 11 hours ago by Paul Michael

Deals and Coupons

HV

This deal is about as simple as they get. So grab a bag or two of your favorite popcorn, browse through the aisles of your local Hollywood Video and pick up a video rental on the house.

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Finding the Right Job: There’s Plenty of Phish in the Sea

Posted 43 weeks 6 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Career Building

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My husband and I are no strangers to the job hunt scene. Before he was even out of college, we were scouring the newspapers, searching the online databases, and handing out resumes to colleagues in hopes of helping him land that killer job. And while it was very frustrating that the rate of return on most job inquiries was very low, it wasn’t nearly as annoying as the slew of phony job emails that began infiltrating my husband’s email inbox.

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Pet lovers beware - there's a new scam in town.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Personal Finance

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If you thought those Nigerian scammers could not sink any lower, think again. It was reported today by WTAE.TV that there's a new scam making the rounds, and this time the scammers are praying on the good nature of pet lovers.

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Does the Forever Stamp Make Cents?

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Frugal Living

The United States Postal Service announced that they may issue a "forever stamp" - that is, a stamp that you can buy now, at a given price, that will be good into eternity. Like all hedging, this sounded like a good idea at the time, but fortunately, there are people much smarter than me out there to crunch the numbers.

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