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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, June 23, 2026

While you’re searching for summer travel deals scammers are looking for you

Travel/Summer Scams— Looking for a deal this summer, be careful, scammers are out to trick you out of your hard-earned money. While searching online for hotel and airfare discounts, keep an eye out for fake offers. “Scammers sometimes use paid ads and put their number alongside a well-known company’s name, or link to a website that only looks like it […]

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

By Guest Contributor Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Online party invites that look real but are scams

Scams/Online Party Invites— It’s graduation and summer party season. The FTC is getting reports about unexpected “You’re invited” texts and emails that are actually phishing scams. These fake invitations ask for your email login credentials or a special pass code to open them, but don’t do it. Learn how these phishing scams work and how to protect yourself if you […]

Thursday, February 13, 2025

By Public News Service Thursday, February 13, 2025

Don’t let scammers ruin your Valentine’s Day

Alex Gonzalez, producer, Arizona News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and experts want to caution everyone to be careful with whom they are talking to online. The National Retail Federation estimated more than 50% of consumers will spend more than $27 billion on the holiday. Some will get caught up in online fraud […]