Friday, August 13, 2021

FBI warns that grandparent scams now using couriers to pick up money from elderly victims; includes Uber and Lyft drivers

 


JIM TREACHER: Happy Friday the 13th to Those Who Celebrate —You’re entitled to your religious beliefs.


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UK fraud reporting system Action Fraud to be replaced; scams account for 42% of all crimes
 
FBI warns that grandparent scams now using couriers to pick up money from elderly victims; includes Uber and Lyft drivers
 
Solar Winds hackers got into email systems of federal prosecutors
 
Spanish-speakers most likely victims of grandparent scams says AARP
 
New Jersey: Two from India plead guilty; worked with scams impersonating Social Security and with tech support scams;  took in $618,000; used robocalls
 
Scammers are now using QR codes
 

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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
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Amelia Earhart

This encouraging sentiment is the opening line of the poem “Courage” by Amelia Earhart, who was not only a pioneering aviator but also an accomplished writer and poet. And she certainly knew something about courage. The poem, written in 1927 shortly before Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, is an intimate peek into the trailblazer’s mind and motivation. She reflects that courage brings joy, and the willingness to push boundaries is the cost of admission to a fulfilling and vibrant life. It is no small price to pay, because bravery can only exist where there is also fear. But without courage, we can't experience true freedom or inner peace.