FTC Consumer Alerts: Three ways scammers try to steal your money

By Alvaro Puig

We recently shared advice to help you safeguard the personal information in your accounts, on your computer, and on your phone to protect it from identity theft. But scammers aren't just after your data. They want your hard-earned cash, too. Here are some common scams to watch out for.

Read more > https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/10/three-ways-scammers-try-steal-your-money

Note to self - New Kind of Scam

Is is generated by AI (Artificial Intelligence)?

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From: https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/lookupscam/851719

re- authorized purchase of a PlayStation five special edition with pulse 3D headset is being ordered from my Walmart account for an amount of $919.45

  

CarShield, Nationwide Seller of Vehicle Service Contracts, to Pay $10 Million

CarShield, Nationwide Seller of Vehicle Service Contracts, to Pay $10 Million to Resolve Federal Trade Commission Charges of Deceptive Advertising | Federal Trade Commission

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/carshield-nationwide-seller-vehicle-service-contracts-pay-10-million-resolve-federal-trade?utm_source=govdelivery

Note to Self: "TU LÀ CÕI PHÚC" là một câu sai?

https://youtu.be/gmWBp-E8i5E?si=1jvVG8-8eVFRnRHe


Đúng: Tu là cội phúc.
Cội là nguồn, là gốc


Mãn: đầy, tràn đầy, nhiều.
Mạn: lâu dài. Bệnh mạn tính không phải bệnh mãn tính.


G7 đọc đúng ra là "ghê bẩy" không phải "gờ bẩy" . Nhưng dùng sai lâu quá nên quên, tưởng là đúng.


Tu là sửa mình, là huấn luyện bản thân.

Mark 4:35 On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.”

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/4?35

Those words from https://stpaulcenter.com/audio/sunday-bible-reflections/in-the-storm-scott-hahn-reflects-on-the-twelfth-sunday-in-ordinary-time/
"As with the Apostles, the Lord has asked each of us to cross to the other side, to leave behind our old ways to travel with Him in the little ship of the Church." 

It stroke me that I need to deny myself.

When I sat on the Church and listened to the Gospel, I thought about my beloved mother. She just crossed to the other side.

FDA Issues Warning About Toxic Amygdalin Found in Apricot Seeds | FDA

Quote from 

https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-issues-warning-about-toxic-amygdalin-found-apricot-seeds

The FDA reviewed analytical packets from the Commonwealth of Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) from three samples collected by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), representing the products listed below, and found them all to contain the toxic compound amygdalin: 

Apricot Power – Bitter Apricot Seeds – NGR FY24-015 (California Select) -Net weight 8oz (227g) 

Apricot Power – Seeds Bitter Apricot Seeds – NGR FY24-016 (Organic Turkish Select) – Net weight 8oz (227g) 

Apricot Power – Seeds Bitter Apricot Seeds – NGR FY24-017 (South African Select) – Net weight 16oz (454g) 

These products can be purchased online at https://www.apricotpower.com/External Link Disclaimer, as well as other online retailers.

How to protect yourself from tax identity theft this season

Read more at 

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/18/how-to-protect-yourself-from-tax-identity-theft-this-season.html

Got one today 😖