Month: March 2010
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Woman Pays Court Fine With Stolen Credit Card
It’s not uncommon to hear stories about stupid criminals. There are even television programs devoted to the subject. I suppose it’s bad enough being exposed as a crook, and even worse for earning a reputation as a stupid crook. This description seems to fit Maria Elena Booker, a 40-year-old woman from Arizona who actually used…
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Closing Credit Card Account May Damage Your FICO Score
Now here’s something I had never heard of before. Who would have imagined that closing a credit card account could have a negative impact on your credit score? One would think it would be a positive move, since you certainly would not be using that card to rack up more debt. But, like the Wall…
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‘Web Listings, Inc.’ Sends Tricky Mailing
I’ve got to say that I have never received an offer for SEO services via the U.S. Mail before. Technically, I still haven’t, but my wife has. She received what appeared to be a letter in the mail, which, in my opinion is a bit on the deceptive side. Although they do state clearly on…
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Why I Dumped 1&1 Web Hosting For HostGator, Part 2
As you may recall from our first episode, I was trying to convince the “technical support” team at 1&1 Internet that one of their servers had a problem. They were quick to blame me, since it was a PHP script that was failing and they did not support user scripts. My third call to 1&1…