Quishing
03/26/2025
Technological advances are usually made in pursuit of making everyday life easier. However, these advances sometimes get hijacked by those looking to cause harm to people. QR codes were meant to make it easier for consumers to view websites, make payments, and more, but criminals have now devised ways to make QR codes a new means of phishing attacks.
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Financial Literacy: What is a Bank?
03/19/2025
While it may seem basic to those who are farther along in their financial journeys, those who are just starting may wonder just what a bank is and why it is essential to their financial success. Banks offer security, loans, and much more to help get you where you want to go!
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IRS's 2025 "Dirty Dozen"
03/12/2025
Another year, another tax season, and another round of scams looking to defraud you during this stressful time. Every year, the IRS releases a list called the "Dirty Dozen," which goes over the most prominent scams taxpayers should be on the lookout for in this tax season. With the 2025 list just released, we wanted to go over what you need to know about these scams.
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Refund Phishing
03/05/2025
The usual scammer modus operandi is to contact a victim and intimidate them into giving them money. However, scammers are now working on more subtle ways to con people. Refund phishing is a new way scammers are getting consumers to divulge their personal and financial information. If you are a frequent online consumer, you will want to learn the details of this new scam and how to avoid it
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Health Scams
02/26/2025
There are many products on the market that claim to be a cure-all or preventative treatment for certain diseases. Consumers need to be aware, though, that most of these products are scams and are not backed by real doctors or the FDA. Many vitamins or dietary supplements may be advertised by companies to treat or prevent diseases. However, this is false information, shared to convince people to spend money on the company's product or 'cure-all' while never taking into consideration possible negative effects.
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