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By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Better Business Bureau says scammers are taking advantage of the pandemic, especially phone scammers who are pretending to be someone they are not. The BBB says they have seen an uptick in imposter scams in western Pennsylvania. This is where the scammer pretends to be a friend, a family member or someone calling from a government agency. Scammers are even pretending they can sign people up for the COVID-19 funeral assistance program . Here are some three tips to avoid scams: Never give out your social security number or Medicare number. A real government agency won’t ask you to pay a processing fee, especially not through gift cards. If you get a call from someone who says they’re a friend or family member in trouble needing money, hang up and call the person you know back. … [Read more...] about Better Business Bureau Reports Increase In Imposter Scams In Western Pennsylvania

Multiple anti-Trump lawmakers are spending campaign donations on various security services, amounts that have soared over the past several months since the election, according to their Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings. According to the FEC filings, seven lawmakers have spent tens of thousands on private security companies. Punchbowl News reported some high-profile Democrats and a small number of Republicans, who voted to impeach the former president, have “shelled out piles of cash.” Some lawmakers went as far as to tell Punchbowl lawmakers have seen a “flood of death threats after opposing Trump, and feared for their own safety and the welfare of their families and staff.” Republican Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) spend nearly $70,000 on security services in his filing. According to his FEC files : His campaign spent $39,000 with T&M USA LLC, which provides a variety of security services; $18,376 with Altronics, which provides closed-circuit security monitoring; $7,300 … [Read more...] about Multiple Anti-Trump Lawmakers Spend Thousands in Campaign Cash on Security Services

DENVER (CBS4) – Police in Denver are searching for four suspects wanted in connection with a carjacking and an attempted carjacking in the Mousetrap. Police say that it started on the eastbound Interstate 70 ramp to southbound Interstate 25 when a stolen car ended up in a retention pond off the road on Friday afternoon. (credit: CBS) The suspects, two men and two women, got out of the vehicle, a black sedan reported stolen in Adams County, and then tried to carjack another vehicle, a white Lexus. The suspects shot out a window of the Lexus. The driver was not hurt aside from the shattering glass. (credit: CBS) The suspects, being unsuccessful at carjacking the Lexus, then carjacked another car, a grey Nissan, which was located a little while later abandoned in Glendale. The suspects are still at-large, according to police. … [Read more...] about Denver Police Search For 4 Suspects Wanted In Shooting, Carjacking In Mousetrap

(CNN) Before he became one of Hollywood's leading men, before the Oscar for best actor in 2014 and he went Interstellar on the silver screen, Matthew McConaughey was learning his craft and, in fact, preparing to shoot his very first scene. In 1993, he delivered an ad-libbed line -- "Alright, alright, alright!" -- that would stay with him throughout the arc of his career and is now going to feature prominently in a new venture that he could never have imagined when he was cast as David Wooderson in the coming-of-age movie, "Dazed and Confused." The 51-year-old McConaughey is now a co-owner of Austin FC -- Major League Soccer's newest franchise -- and ahead of the new season, Austin supporters are chanting those words to the tune of "Olé, olé, olé!" Speaking exclusively to CNN Sport , McConaughey marveled at the trajectory of those three little words. "If you said that night, 'That line you just threw out of your mouth, someone's going to be … [Read more...] about Matthew McConaughey: How actor’s wife ‘injected’ soccer into his blood

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. After a year mostly spent at home channeling Marie Kondo, I bet you're like me, and every drawer, closet, and room is organized. Now, let’s tackle your digital life. Start with Google search results. Look yourself up, and I bet you will find a lot of results you want to remove. Tap or click for insider tricks to make embarrassing, outdated, or personal info (including the Google Street View of your home) vanish from the internet. While you’re cleaning things up, tell your digital assistants — looking at you, Siri and Alexa — to butt out. Tap or click to stop smart speakers, social media sites and even your computer from listening to your every word . Here are seven more ways to get your digital life in ship shape. 1. Clean up your browser Your browser doesn’t just store your passwords and favorite … [Read more...] about 7 useful tools for a quick and easy digital spring cleaning