This time of year, online shopping surges as folks scramble to buy holiday gifts and find the best deals online. Unfortunately, scammers know this all too well and will be trying to take advantage of unaware shoppers.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:23 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Often First Line of Defense Against Elder Financial Exploitation and Fraud
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:29 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The horrific stories we are all reading about Saturday’s attack in Israel are hard to process, but our hearts go out to the innocents.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 7:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Annual Recognition Highlights Importance of Online Safety
Published: Thursday, November 16th, 2023 @ 12:49 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor, has given over $50,000 to a scammer, according to his campaign. Rather than accepting responsibility for falling victim to a scam, Stein’s campaign pointed the finger at a vendor.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Have you gotten into cryptocurrency? Here’s a new angle to watch out for: exchanging your currency.
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2023 @ 5:44 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry on Wednesday into the baby formula shortages which have harmed infants and strained their parents over the past several months.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 11:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Are you currently looking for a new job? Scammers have ramped up efforts to take advantage of job seekers to trick them out of their money or steal their identity.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 7:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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This week, historians from the Graham Society announced that they can now confirm the authenticity of recently-discovered documentation revealing the contents of the inventor's second-ever completed phone call: an inbound robocall asking him about his car's extended warranty.
Published: Friday, March 17th, 2023 @ 11:43 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Our office has been alerted to reports of “brushing” scams. Brushing scams occur when a person receives a package from a business containing various items that they never ordered.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Free for the taking
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 6:21 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Our office has been notified of a scam involving people impersonating state government employees on social media. These scammers will claim to be with a state agency and inform you that you are being awarded a large sum of grant money.
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2023 @ 1:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group lost some $100 billion in stock market value after a team of researchers claimed that the firm pulled “the largest con in corporate history.”
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 6:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed a complaint from Republican groups alleging that Google unfairly targeted GOP fundraising campaigns by marking emails as spam at a far higher rate than those sent by Democrats.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 3:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Don't be taken
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 8:35 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Regulators advised banks and other financial institutions to avoid cryptocurrencies, a warning that comes after the implosion of digital asset company FTX and deliberations over a possible central bank digital currency in the United States.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 2:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A notorious French serial killer known as “The Serpent” or the “Bikini Killer” has been released from prison in Nepal due to his age.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 11:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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As the student loan landscape continues to evolve, including the recent announcement extending the payment pause, borrowers face shifting deadlines, confusion, and uncertainty.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2022 @ 9:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Twitter’s recent change to their account verification policy has inundated users with tweets from fake accounts impersonating famous people, government entities, and brands.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 6:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Watch out for Hurrican Ian Scams
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 11:13 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Following the damage and destruction Hurricane Ian left across North Carolina and the Southeast last week, state officials are warning all North Carolinians to be on higher alert for online scams and threats.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 1:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Former President Donald Trump spoke out about the FBI’s raid of his Florida home in a Monday interview, warning that people are incredibly “angry” about the raid and other attacks against him.
Published: Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 @ 11:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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A tale of two Sandys has come to an end as previous GOP nominee Sandy Smith has won over Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District GOP primary race.
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 @ 10:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Sandy vs Sandy Republican primary race just went nuclear amid accusations of domestic violence
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper today shared a list of state government support resources for military service members and their families as military personnel based in North Carolina are deployed due to Russia’s unjustified attack on Ukraine.
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 @ 5:37 pm
By: Governor's Office
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'It reminds me of the Revolutionary War; I imagine this is what it must have been like. You just banded together and you did you what was needed.'
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 @ 7:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, U.S Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Co-Chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, Brian Schatz (D-HI), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced new legislation to fight cybercrime and help keep Americans safe from online scams.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 7:37 am
By: Thom Tillis
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British TV documentary demolishes global warming mantra
Published: Friday, October 8th, 2021 @ 8:11 pm
By: John Steed
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