More financial fraud: this article in CNN Money by Blake Ellis discusses Mobile paymaster Jumio and a new report called “The Fraudster’s Playbook” where real con artists discuss common ways to steal identities: http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/26/pf/identity-theft/index.html So remember to be on your guard and be sure that your secure password to your financial and other information online is not”password” or “12345678″ (2 of the top ten passwords used – aahhhh!) Do you keep your car keys taped to the hood of your car too? For financial, accounting and tax musings, You can count on us to count for you! Email: bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net Phone: 818-317-6035 Website: www.briantstonercpa.com Has been Featured On https://twitter.com/bstonercpa
Financial Musings of a Burbank CPA: Four Ways To Avoid Charity Scams
This is the time of year everyone feels like giving. So when you open your wallets to give to your favorite charity (and maybe some new ones that interest you), is also the time to be careful. Many scam artists are out there looking for your money. The advice in this article in credit.com published in Yahoo Finance and written by Adam Levin gives you a to do list when you start getting the calls and emails: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-ways-avoid-charity-scams-113051290.html Remember that for every giver there is a taker; make sure the takers are legitimate charities that will be giving back to the causes you favor, not a con artist that will take and then give to him or herself! For financial, accounting and tax musings, You can count on us to count for you! Email: bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net Phone: 818-317-6035 Website: www.briantstonercpa.com Has been Featured On https://twitter.com/bstonercpa
Financial Musings of a Burbank CPA: Coin, the smartcard that can replace all credit and debit cards
What is this new card called ‘Coin’, anyway? It is a smartcard you can register all your credit and debit cards on, and only have to carry the one card to purchase things and use the ATM. See this article in the San Jose Mercury News by Salvador Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Times: http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_24533253/ The cards are scheduled to ship next year and cost $100, but ‘for an limited time’ you can pre-order the cards for $55. So now the question is: What’s In Your Wallet? (Gee I should do commercials!) For financial, accounting and tax musings, You can count on us to count for you! Email: bstonercpa@sbcglobal.net Phone: 818-317-6035 Website: www.briantstonercpa.com https://twitter.com/bstonercpa