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The ultra-online Generation Z is still getting hoodwinked by text scams.

The origins of the term come from the Irish word for “ring.”
CaLea Johnson|
Planning to travel? Better keep some of those details to yourself.
Jake Rossen|
A request for a gift card from a friend may not be from a friend at all.
Jake Rossen|
In 1590s France, a young woman went on a touring exhibition to demonstrate she was under the spell of a demon. A clever group of theologians proved otherwise.
Jake Rossen|
This particular phishing scam dangles a free gift in front of anyone who clicks the link in the spam text message. Don’t fall for it.
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‘Phishing’ has become a catch-all term for basically any internet scam. When it was coined in the ’90s, that wasn’t the case.
Ellen Gutoskey|
Some of the most infamous scams in history have been Ponzi schemes. But before Bernie Madoff, there was Charles Ponzi himself.
Michele Debczak|
Gas pump card readers are less secure, and now criminals are using a new phishing scheme to hack the devices and commit fraud.
Michele Debczak|

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