Reality check: there’s no free money
It’s unbeliavable: my inbox is full of emails claiming I won the lottery in Nigeria. They are eager to send me the money, they just need all the details of my checking account so they can wire it. How convenient!
Have you ever fallen for a scam? You have to be very careful these days, scammers are getting more and more sophisticated. I was reading an article on msnbc.com about the latest one: they mail you a check that is so realistic, that even the cashiers think is real. Read the story and make sure you pass it along.
Never, ever wire money for any reason unless you initiate the transaction and you know who you are dealing with. When I wanted to sell my iPhone, I placed an ad on craigslist and I kid you not, got no less than 5 emails of people who wanted the details of my checking account so they could “wire” me the money (they just wanted to empty the account).
So be careful, and please pass along this information to your loved ones.
See you tomorrow!
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