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Father of 5 daughters.. married to college sweetheart.. News anchor for Twin Cities based Fox9.
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SENIORS VS. CRIME: Summer travel season means travel scams

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By Randy Meier Verified
| Clinton Herald Verified
July might be the height of the summer travel season. The sheer number of travelers gives scammers that many more targets for travel scams. Yep, the scam world includes frauds targeting vacationers and travelers. Many of these can be lumped in the class we call “imposter scams” — meaning you are not talking to who you think you are. Crooks are skilled at using paid ads on social media to post fake phone numbers for legitimate hotels or airlines.
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What is up with all these friendly texts?

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By Randy Meier Verified
| DeWitt Observer Verified
Are you receiving almost daily text messages from unknown numbers, asking about your plans, or your health, or your whereabouts? The messages seem casual, as if a friend is just checking in with you. This is a sample of what I received in the last ten days: • Dear, long time no see. How have you been? • Do you have any plans tomorrow? • Are you still on a business trip? • Thought of you recently. How’s everything? What are these all about? We call these phishing messages, or smishing messages.
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SENIORS VS. CRIME: Landowner imposters push illegal property sales

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By Randy Meier Verified
| Clinton Herald Verified
The FBI issued a warning to the public about landowner impersonation schemes. The scheme starts with crooks identifying a vacant parcel or property. The criminals use public records to learn the name of the property owner, and their address. With that basic information, they learn more about the identity of the property owner through other public records, or they buy this information from data brokers, or hackers who sell from the dark web.
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