Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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Heads up: Facebook and PayPal scams making the rounds

by Cinda Baxter on March 23, 2010

in internet, Technology

Take a peek at your email inbox. See an email from either Facebook or PayPal saying something about your login being changed or an error in your billing information found during routine maintenance? Is there a form you’re supposed to open?

DUMP THE THING.

These are both scams, making the rounds like wildfire. When in doubt, don’t click—instead, go straight to the website in question, manually type in their web address (just like you normally do), then sit tight. If there’s really a legitimate problem, you’ll get an error message. If there’s not, well…you just dodged a bullet.

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The 3/50 Project needs your help

by Cinda Baxter on March 23, 2010

in Finances, Technology, The 3/50 Project

Remember the blog post I whipped off nearly a year ago? You know the one…pick three, spend $50, ”Let’s call it The 3/50 Project.” Well, that little ditty has exploded into one heck of a huge international movement, complete with a full blown website, massive traffic, massive popularity…and a massive web hosting bill.

You know that $9.95/month hosting package you have that covers all the bases, and then some? Yeah, well, we’re way, way, waaaaaaay past that. [click here to continue…]

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