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Protect Yourself from Scams

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Presentation as PDF: download here

One other scam to be aware of, and this is something older folks do a lot of. Never, ever, call back a number that called you that you do not recognize. A common scam is to call you with one ring – just enough to get a “missed call” notification. The number you call back is a pay-per-minute number that puts charges on your phone bill.

If you have T-Mobile Cell Service

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T-Mobile had a massive security breach, which included birthday information and social security numbers.

Here is a linkto an article on how to protect yourself from the breach.


Also, here is the link provided by T-Mobile:

https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/data-breach-2021

This details the steps you can (and probably should) take to protect yourself because of their recent data breach.


You might also want to consider freezing your Experian, Transunion, and Equifax credit reports.

Best Anti-Virus for Windows 10

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This article talks about Windows Defender (the free anti-virus with Windows 10) coming out on top in some anti-virus tests. Basically – there’s no reason to pay money for an anti-virus, or even use most of the free add-ons out there.

https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-windows-10-antivirus-might-surprise-you

I do recommend that you also download Malwarebytes from https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download. Use the free version if you’re ok with manually scanning once a week or so. Otherwise, get the paid version, which will do a few more things for you, and watch while you work.