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Why you should freeze your child’s credit

Turhan A. is a 50-year-old criminal from Los Angeles who stole the social security numbers and identities of children to commit over $3 million in fraud. He used the stolen identities to obtain credit cards, open bank accounts, purchase cars, and even homes. In addition, Turhan failed to report his income to the IRS for …

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Should you build your own zip gun?

A 41-year-old man named Josef C. lived in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania with his parents. At some point, Josef started dating the neighbor across the street named Stephanie R. After dating for a short period, Stephanie broke off the relationship. After the breakup, Josef became obsessed with Stephanie. He sent her hundreds of unwanted text messages …

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Man guns down his scumbag brother-in-law

Jason M. lived in Soso, Mississippi and was going through an ugly divorce. After twelve years of marriage, the couple was divorcing after a number of scary incidents. Before the divorce, Jason had loaded a gun and threatened to kill his brother-in-law. In another incident, he grabbed a firearm and threatened to shoot himself. The …

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How criminals are using “toy” guns to fool cops

The Catawba County Sheriff’s office in North Carolina was executing a search warrant when they discovered what appeared to be Nerf weapons. Sheriff’s investigators entered the residence and found cocaine and psilocybin mushrooms. In addition, they found thousands of dollars in cash and twenty firearms. One particular weapon caught their attention. It was a Glock …

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Beware of these “senior focused” scams

Majorie B. retired after a 42-year career working as a federal attorney. One morning, she was sitting at her computer when it froze, and a pop-up appeared on the screen listing a phone number for Microsoft customer support. So, Marjorie called the number. During the call, Microsoft customer support told her that hackers had taken …

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How to bulletproof your car

From 1992-1995, the countries of Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia were engulfed in a brutal civil war. Civilians were caught in the middle of the urban battles. Hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed and millions were forced from their homes. There were mass concentration camps and killing fields. Even worse, many suffered from ethnic cleansing …

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How To Properly Use A Fake Identity Online

Amina Arraf was a 35-year-old woman who lived in Syria. She was an outspoken critic of the Syrian government, and a blogger who wrote about her daily struggles in the country. One day, her cousin wrote on the blog that Amina had been abducted. Amina’s kidnapping sparked outcry around the world. The Guardian, The New …