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One scam I came across not too long ago. I got an email saying that my card was being charged $900 for some stupid purchase. It had a number to call for info or to cancel. I called it to cancel, and the guy (likely in India) directed me to a website where I was supposed to download a remote terminal program. In other words, to give them full control of my computer! I'm sure that people who don't know what a "remote terminal" program is might easily fall for this.

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I had one of the USPS texts last week, I started to add a card, then hesitated and checked the tracking, and found that the shipper had the correct address then suspected a scam. They were requesting a payment of thirty cents. I got lucky.

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