Category: Stuff & Things
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Newest Scam – Requests you leave behind your name and phone number for more info
Got a call from phone number 16176589070, but instead of an automated call, dead air. Intrigued, I tried to call back on PopTox, but it said it was an invalid number. Using their reverse phone lookup, I found out it was a number in Boston Massachusetts. Using a public phone, I dialed it and was…
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Beware of Fraudulent Instagram ‘Ambassador Offers’
For many of us, the ideal situation would be to work from home – I sure know that this is what I’m trying to achieve! But one must be aware of today’s scams. That enticing job offer may look to good to be true, and while most are aware to stay clear of sites sporting…
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Amazon
Super not a fan of Amazon, I could always find whatever item elsewhere or the original site for half the shipping or less cost. **Examples** I also hate the idea of signing up for a membership to have someone else have automated services push their crap on me. Automated helpful things SURE, but automated marketing…
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Dark And Light
For those of you who enjoy third person fantasy sandbox games, let this game teleport you to a world of your choosing – Gaia or Archos. Gaia is a smaller ‘starter’ world which was just introduced, but if you wish to transfer your characters between worlds, be warned it’s a bit of a challenge and…
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CONTENA – UNDERHANDED MARKETING PRACTICES
The below email is a sample of the emails I’ve been receiving asking to join CONTENA, a place where writers are supposedly able to make a career off using. Sarah, There are certain points during our lives when a single positive action or decision can reward us for many years to come. In January we did…
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Stop Signs – USE THEM
So you’re just gonna roll through that stop eh? No big deal, doesn’t hurt anybody to be a little closer to look for oncoming traffic! – but that’s where you’re WRONG. As you speed to a stop and roll those last few feet, you better be looking both ways, not just for oncoming traffic. Bicyclists…
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Stat Canada – Misusing our trust
Open Media is a trusted source for underhanded things our government and large companies get involved in. Currently, the privacy commissioner is investigating Stat Canada for the below privacy crimes: Hundreds of thousands of people in Canada face having their personal banking information taken by Statistics Canada – including account balances, ATM withdrawals and credit…
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