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Marietta November 20, 2024

City of Marietta warns of increase in email scams directed at city residents

The City of Marietta posted the following warning on its website about an increase in email scams directed at Marietta residents: Protect Yourself From Email Scams Email scams have existed…

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Crime August 24, 2024

Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’

by Dr. David P. Weber, Salisbury University and Jake Bernstein, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving, Mae awoke,…

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Cobb County August 10, 2024

Cobb DA warns of email scammers impersonating Cobb prosecutors

The Cobb County District Attorney’s office notified the public of a scam targeting defendants and defense attorneys. The fraudsters send emails claiming to be from prosecutors within the Cobb DA’s…

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Cobb County July 7, 2024

Residents receive fraudulent texts claiming to be from Cobb elections department

Cobb County warned residents that fraudulent texts were being sent by someone claiming to be with Cobb County Elections, using a spoofed election department phone number. Cobb Information Technology Services…

From the Editor June 8, 2024

Fun with scam AI chatbots: “There are flying fish in my hair!”

Image above generated by DALL-E from ChatGPT By Larry Felton Johnson This “From the Editor” column is an expanded version of the following Facebook post I did this morning: Before…

Opinion December 22, 2023

Combatting Charity Corruption This Christmas

By John A. Tures, P,rofessor of Political Science, LaGrange College Want to help children with leukemia? Hell yeah! Who wouldn’t want to give money to U.S. Navy Vets? Serve the…

Cobb County June 8, 2021

Cobb County warns residents of email phishing scams about COVID relief

Cobb County posted a message on the county web page warning residents about phishing scams. An article from the Cobb County Police Department describes phishing as follows: Phishing is when…

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Mableton December 21, 2024

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