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Wednesday, January 30, 2013  National Grid is warning their customers that scammers are calling and identifying themselves as National Grid employees in order to get personal banking or credit card numbers.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Our love affair with mobile devices grew tremendously this past holiday, but with it come some old headaches, and potential danger.

Monday, January 30, 2012  Google, Microsoft and other companies are working together to combat email "phishing" scams. They've formed an organization to design a system to authenticate emails from legitimate senders and weed out scams.

Monday, January 09, 2012  The new Scam Source is a comprehensive resource on scam investigations from BBBs around the country, with tips from BBB, law enforcement and others.

Friday, May 13, 2011  "Clickjacking" is when a user follows a link to a news story or video that then spams their friends.

Thursday, May 05, 2011  Facebook and the New York State Attorney General are warning people to be cautious of several scams that are circulating on Facebook.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  The Better Business Bureau has been inundated with concerns recently over the massive data breath of Epsilon, the world's largest "permissions-based" email marketer.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  This scam directs recipients to a bogus website containing malicious software which can infect the intended victim’s computer.

Friday, July 30, 2010  DeWitt Police are warning residents involving a phone scam.

Friday, July 30, 2010  The next time your phone rings, be careful what you tell the person on the other end. Empower Federal Credit Union says there's a "phone phishing" scam going around Central New York.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009  The CDC and state health agencies are warning of a bogus e-mail that requires you to register for an H1N1 flu shot.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009  Investigation into phone phishing scam extends to Romania.  Bank clients getting duped into giving key information.

Monday, October 19, 2009  The FBI is among those investigating a phone phishing scame involving customers of Solvay Bank.

Friday, January 23, 2009  Text messages claiming to be from Empower Federal Credit Union have been sent to cell phones throughout the area. The messages try and get members to call a number by telling them that their ATM accounts have been deactivated.