By Rita R.
Robison
High-tech
scams are on the rise.
Con artists
are using new channels and technology that didn’t exist 15 years ago including
social media, pop-up ads on your computer, and text-message “smishing” scams,
according to a Consumer Reports’ investigation.
Here are
some of the latest high-tech scams the consumer organization found:
- We’ll remove the virus we found for $100.
- You could win an iPad. Start bidding.
- Buy a gourmet dog-food coupon worth $61 – for just $16.
- OMG. Now you really can see who views your Facebook profile.
See the article “CR Provides Tips on How to Avoid Getting
Burned By the Latest High-Tech Scams” for information on how to protect
yourself from these scams.
For details on other scams, go to www.ConsumerReports.org
or get the October issue of Consumer Reports on newsstands or in bookstores or
libraries.
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