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Rise in cyber crimes during holiday shopping season a concern for December

Springfield News-Sun 06 Dec 2023
Another issue consumers should guard against is “smishing,” commonly text messages that purport to be from a valid company but are attempts to steal personal information, according to Amanda Malusky Krauss, president of the regional Ohio fraud examiners chapter.
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Check out the Better Business Bureau's list of naughty scams for the holidays

Commercial Appeal 06 Dec 2023
More and more scams originate on social media year-round ... The BBB receives lots of reports about fake texts and emails claiming Amazon, PayPal, and bank accounts have been compromised ... Requests via email, text, or social media messages to provide personal information or take a survey in exchange for a gift card are often scams.
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NV Energy may cut south Carson-Genoa power Wednesday

Nevada Appeal 06 Dec 2023
NV Energy announced a public safety outage management warning for the South Carson and Genoa areas on Tuesday afternoon, based on rapidly changing weather conditions, according to a release from utility. The latest weather forecasts show high winds ... Potentially impacted customers have been notified via phone, text, email messages and social media ... .
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What did Dave Roberts say? Dodgers manager surprises GM by revealing Shohei Ohtani meeting

Sportingnews 06 Dec 2023
Roberts met with the media ... According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, Roberts's face "became serious as he spent several moments reading a text message on his phone" after he spoke with the media, adding that Roberts "huddled with Dodgers public relations officials" at that point.
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Yahoo Sports AM: A break in the silence

Yahoo Daily News 06 Dec 2023
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says the team has met with Shohei Ohtani — which may hurt their chances of landing him. What's happening ...Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic ($) ... "Roberts spoke freely and relaxed for 20 minutes, but the moment his media session ended, a stern text message on his cellphone awaited him," per USA Today's Bob Nightengale ... My take….
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Is it time to ban mobiles from every classroom?

The Daily Mail 06 Dec 2023
Mobile phone use in the classroom is helping to fuel a ‘devastating’ slump in Scottish pupils’ performance, world education leaders have warned ... The findings will now heap pressure on ministers to ban mobile phones from lessons, allowing students to learn without interference from text messages and social media notifications ... Advertisement ... He added ... .
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Liz Cheney says Ginni Thomas was 'deceived' by 'untrue election fraud nonsense'

Business Insider 05 Dec 2023
... like many others, seemed to believe everything she read and saw in the Trump-friendly media," Cheney wrote ... Thomas' text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging the Trump administration to contest the election received considerable attention.
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Liz Cheney says Ginni Thomas was ‘deceived’ by ‘untrue election fraud nonsense’

Cedar News 05 Dec 2023
Liz Cheney is clearly alarmed at the direction Virginia�"Ginni" Thomas took after the election.Ginni Thomas' texts to Mark ... Thomas' text messages to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urging the Trump administration to contest the election received considerable attention.
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Common holiday scams ramping up

The Bradford Era 05 Dec 2023
... – In this scam, you may receive an email or text message directing you to enter personal information on a fraudulent website ... Use your credit card, not a debit card, for better protection.Never click on a hyperlink in an email, social media ad, or text message to make a purchase.
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Ex-New Deal baseball coach pleads to inappropriate relationship with student

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 05 Dec 2023
One of the other former students said Ybarra asked her for nude pictures while the other said he sent her "very nasty text messages" via social media ... 3, 2021 Reed received an email from a former student claiming an NDISD employee "inappropriately engaged her in a texting and physical relationship during the 2010 school year.".
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Jeannie Mai Found Out About Jeezy Filing for Divorce at ‘Same Time as the Rest ...

The Source 05 Dec 2023
... sexually suggestive in communication with a third party via all forms of electronic communications, including but not limited to texting, sexting, Facetiming, social media and/or Direct Messages, shall result in a significant financial penalty upon the adulterous party …”.
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What Actions Reduce Your Risk From Malware On A Mobile Device

Citizenside 05 Dec 2023
One of the most common ways attackers distribute malware is through phishing emails or text messages ... One common method is receiving a one-time verification code via SMS or text message ... These scams often occur through various communication channels, including email, text messages, social media, or even phone calls.
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Jeannie Mai found out about Jeezy divorce 'at the same time as the rest of ...

Paulding Progress 05 Dec 2023
... with a third party via all forms of electronic communication, including but not limited to, texting, sexting, Facetiming, social media and/or Direct Messages, shall result in a significant financial penalty upon the adulterous party as specified in said Prenuptial Agreement.”.
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EDD taps Money Network as its new unemployment contractor

East Bay Times 05 Dec 2023
By Lauren Hepler . CalMatters. California has a new unemployment and disability payment contractor after the state’s multi-billion-dollar pandemic fraud panic ... Money Network, an electronic payment company owned by finance tech company Fiserv ... We will never request your personal information by text message, e-mail or on social media.” Revenue shortfall.
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Tuohy Family say Michael Oher extorted them and claim he

The Daily Mail 04 Dec 2023
... on social media and/or TMZ as "fakes" and "thieves" if he wasn't paid. Those documents included multiple text messages sent by Oher alleging he was 'robbed of fifty million+' before lowering his final offer to $10m.
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