February 6, 2012

Safety At Cashpoints (ATMs)

Have you ever felt somehow uncomfortable when using an ATM because someone is standing rather too close? If so, you are not alone and the feeling is not abnormal; it is human especially now that we have lesser daylight. There is a growing trend of something called “shoulder surfing” where opportunistic criminals attempt to obtain [...]

Beware of Bogus Tax Refund Notifications

I received the email below this morning and from the first glance, though enticing, it didn’t seem right to me because the Inland revenue don’t usually contact me in this way. After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of 1527.29 GBP. [...]