It can sometimes be tricky to spot work-from-home scams since they often appear alongside legitimate opportunities on popular job-search websites. But it's important to educate yourself to avoid losing money instead of gaining a job. The median loss for work-from-home scam victims is about $1,200, according to the Better Business Bureau's BBB Scam Tracker. Federal officials have raised alarms about such scams spiking amid the coronavirus...

Question: I'm concerned about accidentally shopping from a fraudulent website. How can I spot the fakes? Answer: Watch out for these common red flags: 1) A URL starting with http:// The first thing you want to look for on a website is the https:// at the beginning of the address. The "s" in https:// stands for "secure," indicating the website uses encryption to transfer data, protecting it from hackers....

Phishing  can be emails, texts, or calls you receive that seem to be from a company or people you know.  But they are scammers.  They may send you a link to click on asking for personal information like a password, social security number or date of birth or they may even try to gain access to your computer.  Here is how phishing works: You get an email or text  They pretend to be someone you know and ask...

The Board of Trustees of Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, doing business as Triangle Communications (Triangle), had previously voted to hold two annual meetings in October of this year.  Triangle was very excited to host a north meeting in Havre and a south meeting in Big Timber which would allow even more of our membership to participate in the business side of the cooperative. However, due to the increase in COVID cases...