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Reghan Winkler: How to spot false advertising
According to Forbes Magazine, digital marketing experts estimate that most Americans are exposed to between 4,000 and 10,000 ads each day.That’s a lot of brands competing for your attention in order to sell their products. And, although…
Reghan Winkler: Tips for avoiding Airbnb scams
About a half-hour south of the bustling oceanfront resort area of Virginia Beach lies Sandbridge, a much quieter, more laid-back beach. It is peppered with vacation rental homes capable of accommodating larger families and groups.Last…
Reghan Winkler: Time for spring cleaning for your digital life
My last article was about getting a head start cleaning up the outside of your home. After writing that, I got to thinking about and researching other spring cleaning projects. We all pretty much know how obvious projects, such as…
Reghan Winkler: Helpful tips for preparing for yard work
In our cruise down life’s highway, we see another winter in our rearview mirror.That means spring is hurtling right at us. With the snow gone, we can clearly see how our yards have been ravaged by the last season. Brown grass, fallen…
Reghan Winkler: Tips to avoid the ‘Utilities Scam’
This is a true story about a woman named Cindy Bailey.Before I get into her story, allow me to give you a little background on Cindy.Bailey is a 67-year-old retiree, living just west of Rochester, New York, in the small town of Gates.…
Reghan Winkler: How to avoid scammers who love cryptocurrency
According to AAA.com, the national average price for gasoline per gallon rose from $2.469 in February 2021 to $3.469 on February 7, 2022. A nearly 41% increase.The USDA.gov website says food prices rose 6.5% during the same time…
Reghan Winkler: Scammers using REAL IDs to get personal information
It’s been a long time coming. And scammers are getting involved.You are probably aware, it will someday be necessary to have the federally mandated REAL ID to board domestic flights, to enter secure military installations or enter…
Reghan Winkler: Checklist will help you prepare to file your tax return
This coming January 24 is the first day of the 2022 tax filing season, when the IRS will start accepting federal income tax returns for 2021. The date marks the beginning of the third tax filing season to be affected by complexities…
Reghan Winkler: The Lima region’s top 5 scams of 2021
In an Internet-reliant, interconnected world, the methods and reasons fraudsters use to trick people are constantly changing. Scammers monitor the news to take advantage of whatever chaos and current information may be effective in…