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	<title>Digital Bits Technology Column QnA &#187; Scams and Spam</title>
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	<description>Computer and technology questions and answers from Andy Kaiser</description>
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		<title>An open letter to Bank of America&#8217;s &#8220;Insurance Svc&#8221; at 1-888-665-9900: stop the phone scam</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/08/18/an-open-letter-to-bank-of-americas-insurance-svc-at-1-888-665-9900-stop-the-phone-scam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s my belief that Bank of America tried to scam me. I get a call from 1-888-665-9900. The caller ID says &#8220;Insurance Svc&#8221;. The person who greets me takes the time to verify who I am. Then she goes into a pre-written script that gives me no chance to respond for literally minutes. She&#8217;s wondering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free wireless, hackers, and protecting your communications with encryption</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/07/10/free-wireless-hackers-and-protecting-your-communications-with-encryption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2009/07/10/free-wireless-hackers-and-protecting-your-communications-with-encryption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Today on Fox News web site was an article about vulnerability to hackers of many free wi-fi internet systems that put travelers on vacation at risk when they use their computer on these systems. Since I&#8217;ll be doing that to log in to my home computer, I&#8217;m wondering if there are any security measures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cellphone antenna booster sticker ads</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/12/22/cellphone-antenna-booster-sticker-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/12/22/cellphone-antenna-booster-sticker-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cellphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I was just reading your article on the cell phone boost signal stickers which was very informative and only added to my thoughts that these things couldn&#8217;t possibly work. I want to thank you for finally PROVING it. Also, I thought you would like to know that at the bottom of your page there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scam alert: &#8220;Warning: Inaccurate whois information&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/10/31/scam-alert-warning-inaccurate-whois-information/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/10/31/scam-alert-warning-inaccurate-whois-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beware of the scam email below. This is nothing more than a phishing scheme. The email subject line reads, &#8220;Warning: Inaccurate whois information&#8221;. The email content is attached below. If you receive this, just delete it. Dear user,  On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:49:34 +0100 we received a third party complaint of invalid domain contact [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Scam from Mrs. Anika Sander</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/03/19/scam-from-mrs-anika-sander/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/03/19/scam-from-mrs-anika-sander/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Dear Beloved, My name is Mrs. Anika Sander from England, I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to charities through you. You may be wondering why I chose you. But someone has to be chosen. I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, after the death of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS&#8221; is a spam and hoax</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/03/19/where-to-buy-your-usa-gas-is-a-spam-and-hoax/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/03/19/where-to-buy-your-usa-gas-is-a-spam-and-hoax/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: What do you think of this? WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS WHERE TO BUY YOUR USA-GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON&#8211; The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor. An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to prevent getting scammed by DVD sellers</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/02/09/how-to-prevent-getting-scammed-by-dvd-sellers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/02/09/how-to-prevent-getting-scammed-by-dvd-sellers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CD and DVD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I&#8217;ve been trying to secure copies of the television series, &#8220;Route 66&#8243;, since before last Christmas. My dad had a speaking role in one of the episodes filmed here in Cleveland and I&#8217;ve been wanting to see it for years. I also wanted to make it available to my family. To make a long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scam alert: Problems with dvddonkey.com</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/01/19/scam-alert-problems-with-dvddonkeycom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/01/19/scam-alert-problems-with-dvddonkeycom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For what to do about internet scams like dvddonkey.com, read the &#8220;I&#8217;ve been scammed. What can I do?&#8221; section at this link. A DBTC reader says: Thank you so much for providing so much information on your website regarding dvd scams. [The reader is referring to the articles about problems with pirated DVD scams and customer problems [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>Scam email: &#8220;If you haven&#8217;t authorized this charge, click the link below to cancel the payment and get a full refund.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/01/10/scam-email-if-you-havent-authorized-this-charge-click-the-link-below-to-cancel-the-payment-and-get-a-full-refund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/01/10/scam-email-if-you-havent-authorized-this-charge-click-the-link-below-to-cancel-the-payment-and-get-a-full-refund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve received the email below, delete it. It&#8217;s a scam: This email confirms that you have paid to diamondland(seller@diamondland.com) $421.85 USD using PayPal This credit card transaction will appear on your bill as &#8220;PAYPAL DIAMONDS&#8221; PayPal Shopping Cart Contents Item Name: 18k White Gold Bridal Set Quantity: 1 Total: $421.85 USD Cart Subtotal: $421.85 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Scam: Receipt for item DVD Player Sony DVP-NS 39</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/01/04/scam-receipt-for-item-dvd-player-sony-dvp-ns-39/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2008/01/04/scam-receipt-for-item-dvd-player-sony-dvp-ns-39/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: There were two of these on my email this morning&#8230;.Is this crap? I didn&#8217;t want to hit &#8220;cancel transaction&#8221; in case it was crap just to get you to do it&#8230;..BUT I DIDN&#8217;T BUY ANYTHING Dear PayPal Member, This email confirms that you sent $62.75 USD to currier6178@aol.com. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Money Transfer Details &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Amount: [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Scam alert: Problems with DVDAvenue.tv</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/12/problems-with-dvdavenuetv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/12/problems-with-dvdavenuetv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video and Audio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been scammed. What can I do? A common frustration after getting scammed is &#8220;What can I do?&#8221; From recovering your money from a scam to fighting back against scammers, here are some options: 1) Call your credit card company to report the fraud. They should be able to issue a refund, and you can [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>164</slash:comments>
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		<title>NetInChina domain name registrar spam</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/04/netinchina-domain-name-registrar-spam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/12/04/netinchina-domain-name-registrar-spam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[This user emailed me with their domain name included in the email below. For privacy, I've changed all instances of their domain to "domain-name".]  Question: We received this email today.  Do you think it&#8217;s something I should be concerned about?  Either someone is going to try to use our name in China, or is this registrar just [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pirated DVD movie identification</title>
		<link>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/10/16/pirated-dvd-movie-identification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.andybrain.com/qna/2007/10/16/pirated-dvd-movie-identification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Kaiser</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CD and DVD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scams and Spam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I have read your tips about spotting a pirated DVDs but I still have unaswered questions:   1) I have seen many single DVDs containing from 5 up to more than 10 movies, with captions like &#8217;5 in one&#8217;, &#8217;8 in one&#8217;, &#8217;13 in one&#8217; etc. Are there legitimate DVDs like those? 2) Lately I [...]]]></description>
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