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Category Archives: Scams

The new CFPB head sides with payday lenders

Posted on 2018-01-25 by GaryFebruary 3, 2019
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Lower income people dealing with unexpected expenses often turn to companies that offer very short-term loans. These businesses are commonly known as “payday lenders” since the loans are typically meant to last just until the next payday. This isn’t at … Continue reading →

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Were you affected by the Equifax hack?

Posted on 2017-09-08 by GarySeptember 8, 2017
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As you’ve probably heard, the major credit reporting bureau Equifax had its database broken into by criminals a couple of months ago and sensitive personal information was stolen for nearly half the U.S. population. Equifax has a website where you … Continue reading →

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Review: The Big Short (2015 movie)

Posted on 2017-01-17 by GaryJanuary 28, 2017
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The Big Short begins with an on-screen quotation: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Perhaps appropriately for a film largely about mistakes and fraud, it … Continue reading →

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John Oliver’s exposé and advice on retirement plans

Posted on 2016-08-09 by GaryAugust 8, 2016
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A few weeks a couple of friends of mine asked me for some investment advice about their retirement savings, and if I’d known about this video I would have just told them to watch it. I highly recommend it. Link: … Continue reading →

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John Oliver on publicly funded sports stadiums

Posted on 2015-07-14 by GaryJuly 20, 2015
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As I keep saying, John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, is a national treasure. Last Sunday he and the show’s staff did yet another excellent exposé, this one on the stupidity of giving vast amounts of unneeded welfare … Continue reading →

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Don’t get scammed

Posted on 2013-10-01 by GaryMay 18, 2015
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Good advice: by … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn sends fraudulent spam

Posted on 2013-08-14 by GaryAugust 15, 2013
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I recently received an email from LinkedIn claiming that it was sent at the request of a friend of mine. But it turns out that the person in question had not asked LinkedIn to send me an invitation. So how … Continue reading →

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