scams

It's incredibly sad that there are people evil enough in the world that they would even think to victimize someone who has already been hurt by a natural disaster but the reality is that not everyone in the world is a good person.  USA Today has an article today that gives some pointers to protect yourself from these scams - check out some of those tips after the jump.

UPDATE: The dreaded Ipad--it's causing alot of tension in my marriage.  I want one, Dorrie...very badly.  And the new one is being announced supposedly Wednesday, March 2nd.  Oh boy, oh boy!!!   Addiction.  It's a terrible thing.  But I'm kind of funny about it.   When I finally buy one, I would like that new Ipad smell when I open the box.  Not the smell of cardboard.

Facebook can be a person's closest friend, but it seems there are soldier impersonators that steal photos of soldiers and set up phony profiles on the social network. The con artist will send a very endearing message to a woman, then request a check be sent to them...