Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

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Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Funeral Scams

Jeff Somers talks about end-of-life scams that prey upon mourning family members.

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Saturday, June 22, 2024

House Number Painters

Tara Molina warns about unauthorized individuals painting house numbers onto residential curbs, and then demanding payment from homeowners.

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Monday, February 15, 2016

Bogus Support Calls Are Dangerous To Your Computer

Gregg Keizer shows that responding to bogus support calls can result in damage to your computer.

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Shopping Scams

Jen A. Miller warns about shopping scams such as phishing attacks, point-of-sale data captures, and USB malware.

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Monday, September 15, 2014

Is Bad Grammar a Sign of a Scammer?

James A. Martin observes that bad grammar is a sign you may be communicating with a scammer.

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Monday, July 28, 2014

"Tech Support" Scams Shuttered

Michael Cooney reports that the Federal Trade Commission has shot down scammers who claimed your computer has a virus and then charges a stiff fee for a "fix."

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Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Social Engineering

Joan Goodchild shares a "rogues gallery of 9 infamous social engineers ."

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