Asking for gift cards is the new scam trend, FTC reveals
By Angie Baldelomar The new trend on scams includes imposter scams asking for gift cards, a national telebriefing on recent scams revealed. Statistics from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that, in 2017, 2.1 million of the complaints received were fraud-related. Of those, 21 percent reported losing money, with a median of $429 per person […]
Mexímetro 10.25.18
10/18/18 Autoridades de la Ciudad de México buscan que se apruebe una propuesta de ley en la que se dice que se debe castigar a personas que usen armas réplica para cometer delitos. El jefe de policía de la Ciudad informó que en lo que va del año se ha decomisado una gran cantidad de […]
Dave says: Finance column
Dear Dave, I can’t decide what to do about my car. I owe $8,000 on it, and I have the cash to pay it off with plenty left over. One of my co-workers said I shouldn’t pay it off, because I have a very low interest rate on the loan. What do you think? Derricka […]