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Who Will They Loan Money To? I’m Starting To Get Some Ideas!
This is a follow-up on the last post, “The Future of Credit: Who Will They Lend Money To?“ I have not forgotten about that post I originally made to this blog back in January. As the economy sinks deeper and deeper into recession, the big banks may be starting to show some signs of desperation.…
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The Future of Credit: Who Will They Lend Money To?
OK, this one is going to take a little explaining first. A short time ago I merged this blog with another one. In order to ease the process of merging the two I decided to let most of the original content on this blog be deleted and replaced with content from the other blog, which…
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Don’t Surf The Web Unprotected
I can almost guarantee that you are going to end up with some nasties (malware) on your computer if you don’t take the time to add extra security measures to your browser programs. The most popular browsers are probably Firefox and Internet Explorer these days. Since Internet Explorer is the browser that comes pre-installed on…
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‘Grandparent’ Scammers Up Their Game
The “Grandparent” scheme has been around for a while now, but according to the Better Business Bureau, the scam has been given a makeover and unfortunately, it’s one that’s likely to make it more effective. The Grandparent scam involves a scammer calling someone and claiming that they are their granddaughter or grandson. The scammer says…
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That E-Mail Message May Not Be From Your Friend
It’s getting to the point where you can’t even trust e-mail messages from your friends – or perhaps I should say messages that appear to be from your friends. Malware that collects e-mail addresses from victim’s address books has been around a while now and it was often used to spread malware from one victim…
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Scam Artists Target the Unemployed
When it comes to scam artists and cybercrooks, it’s hard to imagine just how low these scumbags will stoop to bilk money from others. A TV station in Ohio is reporting on scams that take advantage of people who are out of work. The scam artists place ads in newspapers or online classified websites that…
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Rental Scams Still Popular With Online Criminals
The type of scam I want to talk about today has been around a while, but it may be starting to pop up a bit more again lately since it is making news in places like Reno, Nevada. Here’s how it works: Some criminal (usually overseas) locates a legitimate advertisement for a rental property on…
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Now why did you have to go and do that, Costco?
Pretty much my whole family has had a bit of a love affair with Costco for quite a while. For those not familiar, it’s a chain of those big warehouse-type stores where you can buy things in bulk. In most cases, the prices are pretty good and the quality of the products is excellent. However,…
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Putnam Investments: Would You Want Your Money There?
I’ll tell you one thing right off the bat, I wouldn’t! I recently had a conversation with a source inside the company and I was told something that has me seeing red. I’ve heard stories of companies treating their employees like crap before, but this one takes the cake! We’re talking about a dozen or…
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