How to spot a class action settlement email scam - VERIFYThis.com
WEBOct 19, 2023 — An emailed class action settlement notice that is vague on key details is a red flag. Red flag #1: The email is vague on key details about the settled class action lawsuit. A real class action notice will give you details about the settled lawsuit. It will tell you who was sued and why they were sued, and it will likely tell you why or how you ...
How to identify fake text message scams | verifythis.com
WEBMar 24, 2022 — AT&T. Amazon. Rexxfield, a cyber investigation services company. Here are five things to look for to determine if a text message is real or fake: Phony phone number: Scammers often try to impersonate well-known companies or the government in text message scams, but they’ll use a phony phone number. The scam text …
Hunter Biden laptop scandal: a fact-check | verifythis.com
WEBSep 18, 2023 — In an interview with VERIFY, Mac Isaac said that in April of 2019, Hunter Biden brought in a liquid-damaged laptop for data recovery. Mac Isaac said he was transferring files from the laptop to an external hard drive when he saw compromising materials. “I realized that there was a lot of sensitive …
Scam alert: Beware of texts about USPS undeliverable packages ...
WEBSep 21, 2023 — A member of the VERIFY team recently received an odd text message from an unknown phone number that said: “The USPS package has arrived at the warehouse and cannot be delivered due to incomplete address information. Please confirm your address in the link.”. A link was shared in the text, with instructions on how to open it because it wasn ...
Devices like Miraclewatt, Stop Watt won’t reduce your power bill ...
WEBJan 10, 2024 — One ad for Stop Watt appears to be posing as a news article mimicking Fox News that claims Elon Musk is selling or endorsing the product. Despite using the Fox News color scheme and leading the story with a subhead that suggests it’s a Fox News story, the banner of the web page just says “News Reports” …
Is Trump behind Project 2025? What he’s said about the plan ...
WEBJul 31, 2024 — What Trump and his campaign have said about Project 2025. Trump has recently denied any knowledge of Project 2025 and said he has nothing to do with the plan. However, Trump has praised the Heritage Foundation and alluded to Project 2025 in the past. In two separate posts to his Truth Social account in July, Trump said, “I …
Gift Tax 2024: How much can a parent give their child in a year ...
WEBJan 18, 2024 — The annual gift tax limit is per recipient; it isn’t the total amount a parent can give in a year. This means a parent can give $18,000 to one child and another $18,000 to another child without having to file a gift tax return in 2025, according to personal finance company NerdWallet.For married couples, spouses can each gift up to $18,000 to any one child, bringing the total to $36,000.
Tim Walz’s military service record: What we can VERIFY
WEBAug 13, 2024 — Walz served in the National Guard for nearly 24 years before retiring in May 2005. Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who is former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, claims Walz dropped out of the National Guard before his unit deployed to Iraq. “When the United States Marine Corps, when the United States of …
Facebook lottery promotion is a common scam | verifythis.com
WEBAug 22, 2022 — This is a common scam. A VERIFY viewer recently received an email claiming he was a winner of the “Facebook lottery promotion.”. This is one of the most common scams on Facebook. Facebook is the largest social media platform in the world. In the first quarter of 2022, Meta reported that Facebook …
Most AA and AAA batteries can be thrown out in trash
WEBAug 8, 2023 — Single-use alkaline and zinc-carbon batteries can be safely put in your household trash “in most communities,” the EPA says. BatteriesPlus and The Home Depot also say that you can throw out alkaline batteries like most AA, AAA and D batteries with your regular household waste. Congress passed a law …