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14 Red Flags for Elder Financial Abuse The key to spotting financial abuse is to look for change in a person’s established financial patterns. Watch out for these red flags: Unusual activity in an older person’s bank accounts, including large, frequent or unexplained withdrawals Changing from a basic account to one that offers more complicated […]
Read MoreSCAM OF THE WEEK: The YouTube Trap In this week’s scam, you receive an email containing a video from what appears to be YouTube’s CEO. In the video, the CEO claims that YouTube is changing its income policy, and you must accept new terms and conditions to make money from your channel. The video informs […]
Read MoreHow To Start a Budget Starting a budget is relatively simple. The basic process for making a budget goes like this: Add up the monthly income you expect from all sources Categorize and add up the monthly expenses you expect to pay Subtract expenses from income Your goal should be to see how much you […]
Read MoreSeemingly Urgent Security Messages Could Lead to Tech Support Scams You’re online and get a message or pop-up alerting you to a problem with your computer. The message might even say or suggest it’s from Microsoft, Apple, or Geek Squad. Should you click immediately to see what it’s about? No, and here’s why. That urgent […]
Read MoreScammers Could Ruin Your Travel Plans You’ve probably seen ads online for “free” vacations. Or you may have gotten emails, calls, or text messages saying you’ve won a vacation, even though you never entered a contest. If you respond to these offers, you’ll quickly learn that you have to pay some fees and taxes first […]
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