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Welcome to the New Online Scam
The new online scam… just answer an ad for an apartment for rent, and chances are, the person who writes you back doesn’t have an apartment for rent. But what’s most interesting is that they don’t all...
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TheLadders.com Wants To Take Credit For a Job You Got Without Them
I guess I searched TheLadders.com once upon a time. Based on the email address I gave them, it looks like I did this maybe 3 years ago. I remember finding nothing that interested me, and pretty much...
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Facebook Friends of Friends Might Be A Scam
We’ve all probably received Facebook friend requests from total strangers. We don’t know them at all. They’re not friends of friends. If you are on a quest to have a pile of Facebook friends no matter...
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Beware of This Moving Company Trick (and Beware of Excellent Moving and Storage)
I just had something so uncool happen, and I hope you will learn from my mistake. I had items in a storage room in a suburb of Boston. I needed my things removed from the room, temporarily stored, and...
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A Company I Never Heard Of Sends The Most Insensitive Spam
I don’t even know where to start with this one. A company I’ve never heard of sends me an email. It starts with “first of all” and some sort of pleasantry about their deepest sympathies going out to...
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It’s A Good Day To Facebook Unfriend People
We’re a little late for spring cleaning. Summer cleaning, if you’re in the northern hemisphere. I recently had an ugly run-in with someone I didn’t know. This was through Facebook. I ended up having to...
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Carefully Written Terms of Service Won’t Stop You From Thinking DealDash Is a...
I warned you before about these penny bidding auction sites. But I have an interesting angle for you today. From DealDash’s terms of service: By registering and using DealDash you understand that you...
View ArticleWelcome to the New Online Scam
The new online scam… just answer an ad for an apartment for rent, and chances are, the person who writes you back doesn’t have an apartment for rent. But what’s most interesting is that they don’t all...
View ArticleTheLadders.com Wants To Take Credit For a Job You Got Without Them
I guess I searched TheLadders.com once upon a time. Based on the email address I gave them, it looks like I did this maybe 3 years ago. I remember finding nothing that interested me, and pretty much...
View ArticleFacebook Friends of Friends Might Be A Scam
We’ve all probably received Facebook friend requests from total strangers. We don’t know them at all. They’re not friends of friends. If you are on a quest to have a pile of Facebook friends no matter...
View ArticleBeware of This Moving Company Trick (and Beware of Excellent Moving and Storage)
I just had something so uncool happen, and I hope you will learn from my mistake. I had items in a storage room in a suburb of Boston. I needed my things removed from the room, temporarily stored, and...
View ArticleA Company I Never Heard Of Sends The Most Insensitive Spam
I don’t even know where to start with this one. A company I’ve never heard of sends me an email. It starts with “first of all” and some sort of pleasantry about their deepest sympathies going out to...
View ArticleIt’s A Good Day To Facebook Unfriend People
We’re a little late for spring cleaning. Summer cleaning, if you’re in the northern hemisphere. I recently had an ugly run-in with someone I didn’t know. This was through Facebook. I ended up having to...
View ArticleCarefully Written Terms of Service Won’t Stop You From Thinking DealDash Is a...
I warned you before about these penny bidding auction sites. But I have an interesting angle for you today. From DealDash’s terms of service: By registering and using DealDash you understand that you...
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I Got A Ticket For Not Paying For A Parking Spot That Doesn’t Exist
In early November, I parked my motorcycle in spot number 4, went to the meter machine, and paid for spot #4 for the full day. At the end of the day, I returned to find that I was given a ticket for not...
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