How To Avoid The Latest IRS Scam
There is a new scam involving erroneous tax refunds being deposited into real taxpayer bank accounts. The crooks use various tactics to con taxpayers into turning over the funds. It's a new twist on an old scam. Here's how it works Thieves are using phishing and other...
How To Avoid Phone Scams
In my efforts to equip my community with the tools to protect themselves from malicious hackers, I've compiled a list of various phone scams to avoid. Good luck! Refrain from answering a call from an unrecognized caller ID Experts warn- picking up a call...
How Vulnerable Are Local Governments To Cyber Attacks?
Local governments rarely prepare for a cyber attack, nor do they have a disaster recovery plan, which makes them vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Cybercriminals will attack nearly four out of 10 public-sector networks this year using ransomware. Ransomware is truly...
How To Make Sure That Your Charitable Donations Are Legit
I wholeheartedly believe in the power of philanthropy and giving back to your community. Aside from volunteering, the most common method of giving back is through monetary donations. Unfortunately, as our society moves closer and closer towards complete dependence on...
Simple Ways to Give Back to Your Community
Community is very important to a city. The closer a city feels, the better the city will become. Poverty and crimes rates can drastically decrease if the members of a city all work together and get along. As the City Treasurer of Carson, I firmly believe that it is...
Tech for Charity
We live in a technologically-driven world. Almost every single aspect of our lives has been affected by technology. Our personal and professional relationships all, in some way or another, depend on technology. The impact that technology has had on multiple industries...
Scams To Avoid
As Carson’s City Treasurer, I have a duty to provide financial information to its citizens. That duty can come in many forms; from offering information on the city’s current financial state to providing information that can protect Carson’s residents, every bit of...
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