Tag: fraud

MONEY IS NEVER “JUST MONEY”

How many times have you heard someone say "It's only money" as if money is no more than a way to pay for "stuff" and has no other value to us. We all know it isn't "just money." Money is much more than a way to pay. A long time ago -- back in 1972 -- I … Continue reading MONEY IS NEVER “JUST MONEY”

SCAM TIME AGAIN!

This seems to be a week for scams. Fortunately, it hasn't cost me anything but the annoyance of having to reset all my passwords and change a few user names. It has also cost me a lot of sleep as I stay up WAY late trying to fix everything. Good thing every bank has a … Continue reading SCAM TIME AGAIN!

GETTING HACKED

There have been a lot of big hacks lately. Mostly these have been called ransomware attacks. They've hit an oil company, hospitals, electric companies. They also, rather casually, will attack anyone else they can, even if it's for just a little bit of money. They don't care. It's all cash to them. Someone asked me … Continue reading GETTING HACKED

MONEY AND FOOLS AND A PARTING OF THE WAYS

Although, a fool and his money are soon parted, you don't need to be a fool to be parted from your money.  You don't have to be a fool to be unwillingly parted from your money. You can merely be an idealist with a mediocre ability to judge the honesty of others or, as I … Continue reading MONEY AND FOOLS AND A PARTING OF THE WAYS

THE SOCIOPATHIC CONTRACTOR – BY ELLIN CURLEY

In 1987, my ex husband and I, along with our two children, spent weekends and summers in a one bedroom cottage on my mother’s property in Easton, CT. My grandparents had lived in the cottage when I was growing up. It was fine for them but at this point, both kids were sleeping in the … Continue reading THE SOCIOPATHIC CONTRACTOR – BY ELLIN CURLEY

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A FOOL TO BE PARTED FROM YOUR MONEY – Marilyn Armstrong

Fandango’s February Expressions #4 A fool and his money are soon parted. True. But you don't have to be a fool. You just need an internet connection and a minute of carelessness. Or the wrong router or a cellphone with a tidy back door. Or a worm deep in your root directory. Anyone can get hacked … Continue reading YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A FOOL TO BE PARTED FROM YOUR MONEY – Marilyn Armstrong

HACKED AND HATING IT – Marilyn Armstrong

We Did It! — Maybe?        RDP Monday: PRINCE I'm sorry. Didn't use the "word of the day" because this needed to go out to everyone I could send it to. No matter how little you pay attention to what's going on in your technical department, you should read this because it really does matter to you and … Continue reading HACKED AND HATING IT – Marilyn Armstrong

COMMOTION, CHAOS, HACKING, AND HOW MUCH DO I HATE FACEBOOK? Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Commotion It started, though I didn't know it, when Facebook released my personal data to Cambridge Analytica. Eventually, they sold the data to who-knows-who in the hacking world and two credit cards and a money-account got hacked. I thought this had been sorted out. Police reports. Lots of emails. Far too many … Continue reading COMMOTION, CHAOS, HACKING, AND HOW MUCH DO I HATE FACEBOOK? Marilyn Armstrong

GLOBE INSURANCE AND THE POLICY FOR WHICH YOU NEVER APPLIED – Marilyn Armstrong

I'm sure you've gotten these as email or snail mail. "You are pre-approved. Just fill this out and we'll send you a quote for the policy that is right for you." You are not pre-approved. No one will every pre-approve me for life insurance. There is too much wrong with me. If they do accept … Continue reading GLOBE INSURANCE AND THE POLICY FOR WHICH YOU NEVER APPLIED – Marilyn Armstrong

HOW DID THAT HACK HAPPEN? – Marilyn Armstrong

A friend asked me how a hack could happen. You can find plenty of information about this in the news almost every night. Multiple attempts by many governments to locate these guys and take them down are always underway. The problem is, there are a lot of them. Many are funded by the Russians and … Continue reading HOW DID THAT HACK HAPPEN? – Marilyn Armstrong