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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Steve Jobs sent himself this email in 2010

 Steve Jobs sent himself this email in 2010:



Why Should Anyone Write In Cursive Anymore?

I understand that handwriting imprints the memory better — I notice it even in adulthood — but I am skeptical that there is a reason the handwriting is better done in cursive. - The New York Times


OECD releases report on 13 country survey of fraud in e-commerce
  • FTC assisted with survey
  • Includes US, Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Singapore and Turkey;
  • 50% of people had at least one serious problem in the prior year
  • Problems included goods never delivered, flight/hotel cancellations during COVID, online subscriptions and counterfeit goods
  • These issues cost OECD members $22 billion in 2020
  • 34% of problems involved COVID
  • More harm to younger people, those in financial distress, and in rural areas
  • Victims spent five hours trying to resolve issues, and faced high stress levels
FCC orders US phone companies to stop allowing robocalls about student loan debt 
 
Skimming scams in the US are now stealing benefits from foodstamps SNAP cards
  • Cards have no chips;
  • No reimbursement protection that one would have with a debit card;
  • Just in Massachusetts in November victims lost $1.6 million from 5000 households
  • Agriculture department warning here
FTX owner Bankman-Fried charged with fraud; used deposits into crypto exchange for his own purposes and to make large political donations

US, UK, Netherlands, Germany and Poland announce joint effort against Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS); shut down 50 systems that support it; one of those is responsible for 30 million attacks; 7 administrators arrested so far

Review and recommendation/Courtroom Drama of the week: I highly recommend The Caine Mutiny, from 1954.  The story involves a mutiny on a US Navy ship in WWII, and the court martial of the captain, played by Humphrey Bogart.  The film won best picture, and Bogart got an Oscar for this performance among a great cast.  It is based on a Herman Wouk book that itself won a Pulitzer, and if possible is even better.
 
Fraud Studies: Here are links to the studies I’ve written for the Better Business Bureau: puppy fraud, romance fraud; BEC fraud, sweepstakes/lottery fraud,  tech support fraud, romance fraud money mules, crooked movers, government imposters, online vehicle sale scams, rental fraud, gift cards,  free trial offer frauds,  job scams,  online shopping fraud, and crypto scams
 
Fraud News Around the worldHumor FTC and CFPB  Virus Benefit TheftSocial mediaBusiness Email compromise fraud IRS and tax fraudRansomware  Data Breaches Bitcoin and cryptocurrencyATM SkimmingJamaica and Lottery FraudRomance Fraud and SextortionPeople:        



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