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How To Recover Your Hacked Email or Social Media Account
There are lots of ways to protect your personal information and data from scammers. But what happens if your email or social media account gets hacked? Here are some quick steps to help you recover your email or social media account.
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Social media is no place for COVID-19 vaccination cards
Some of you are celebrating your second COVID-19 vaccination with the giddy enthusiasm that’s usually reserved for weddings, new babies, and other life events.
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Those free COVID-19 money offers on WhatsApp and Facebook are scams
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Coronavirus: Scammers follow the headlines
Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus.
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FTC videos: Rated “P” for People
Videos from the Federal Trade Commission offer practical, useful, and memorable messages that can save you money, time, and aggravation. And they’re free.
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New brochure for social media influencers
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What the FTC Facebook settlement means for consumers
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Talk to Your Kids
When your kids begin socializing online, you may want to talk to them about certain risks: