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Jim Wasserman

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    • We are pretty sure the breach was at Walmart.com. We read that others had the same problem. It's not just Walmart. The unfortunate situation nowadays is that wherever one stores one's card info, we have to hope they do not get breached. We started deleting stored CC info on sites. Better to have to re-enter it each time than have others get their cyber fingers on it.

      Post: Aftermath of a Scam

      Link to comment from March 10, 2023

    • I'm sure it varies by manager and on another day, we might have been absolved. I think what threw the system haywire in our case was confusing disputing a charge, which is technically ordering goods (to your address) and then being unhappy with them, and a fraud complaint regarding something you did not order (usually to another address). We had a fraud complaint that looked like a dispute because of the address.

      Post: Aftermath of a Scam

      Link to comment from March 10, 2023

    • Thank you, Chazooo. I am a big believer in pre-familiarizing yourself with something so that then your gut-grabber can set off the alarm based on something you can't specifically put your finger on but in your gut you know it's off. Back when I practiced law we asked if the witness' story passed the "smell test" before we even looked into details. I used the same gut sense when I became a teacher. Often my first signal that a student's paper was not theirs was my gut that said I don't hear his/her voice as I read it. Be well.

      Post: Getting Good Counsel

      Link to comment from February 25, 2023

    • Thanks, Edmund. I once gave a homily at my school talking about timeless humor. I pointed out that Aethelred the Unready was a 1,000 year joke as his name translates as "Well-advised the Poorly-advised." I laughed. The history and English teachers laughed. The kids stared. Jonathan Clements, I believe, is descended from British royalty. My mum was British, her family from Liverpool, so I would happily settle for a relation to one of the Beatles! Be well.

      Post: Getting Good Counsel

      Link to comment from February 25, 2023

    • Thank you for the kind words, Linda. I agree that the small choices often aren't worth the mental energy, especially if you have a backup plan or general flexible outlook that can adapt to fill in gaps on the fly. Jiab is better at pre-planning, so we often do a strategy for get-aways where Jiab does the pre-set (books the plane tickets and hotel) and then I do the adjusting/filling in gaps as they come along (look around for what to do when we get there). Be well.

      Post: Getting Good Counsel

      Link to comment from February 25, 2023

    • Thanks, Richard. We know someone who Googled "Facebook customer support" and the top hit was a phone number (FB has no customer support telephone number). They called and followed the instructions to find themself locked out of his own computer as the scammers hijacked it!

      Post: There Be Monsters

      Link to comment from November 23, 2022

    • I appreciate the feedback, Dick. Of course not every group is blanket ignorant and gullible, whether "seniors," "boomers," "millennials." etc. Each group has savvy and vulnerable people. That said, the big picture statistics indicate that people over 60 (and I am in that group) have seen a tremendous upsurge in being taken advantage of, especially from internet scams. See a report on official FBI warning here There are many possible reasons, whether because they are less "native" to the internet, a higher percentage incidence in cognitive decline than younger age groups, or that more within that group turn over financial matters to others to manage. None of these justify disrespect to you or other members of this or any group. I think it is good to warn everyone to be wary of scams, but the numbers indicate that this demographic is particularly getting taken, regardless of individual member's acumen, and so extra heed should be taken.

      Post: Bad Guy on Line One

      Link to comment from August 4, 2022

    • Thank, Dick. I appreciate the different perspective. I think that, when it comes to perceiving a different group of people, by location, beliefs, or age, it's like the blind men and the elephant. It depends on what part you inspect and how much of the total you get to examine (and that's just the elephant's physical build, not its temperament). I tell the same thing to young folks who tell me what all of us boomers are like (and always were like, as if we have never changed). If I'm feeling teacher-y, I use that to discuss sampling errors. Be well.

      Post: Buy and Hodl

      Link to comment from July 7, 2022

    • Well said, Richard!

      Post: Course Correction

      Link to comment from June 4, 2022

    • Thanks. OK, so your comment got my behavioral econ mind to wondering what are the male:female ratios on dating sites and are there any patterns (like if there are trends depending on how much the site is geared toward casual hookup or long-term relationship). Here's one article on it. I'll ruminate on the data while working out: https://www.datingadvice.com/online-dating/dating-site-male-to-female-ratios

      Post: Course Correction

      Link to comment from June 4, 2022

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