New “Banks Never Ask That” Website Helps Central Jerseyans Avoid Scams
According to Banksneveraskthat.com “Americans lost $5.8 billion to phishing and other fraud in 2021, a 70% increase from 2020.”
We all know of someone who fell for an obvious scam and often hear stories about others who suffer the same fate. We all know that no legitimate company will ask for payment in Target gift cards, much less ask you to make a payment by texting them a picture of the gift cards. This happens all the time. “You won the lottery, now send us money to pay the taxes,” every day people fall for this. Microsoft calls and needs to access your personal computer because you have a virus…really?
Over the weekend it was reported that a woman was scammed out of thirty thousand dollars. She called the police when a person claiming to be an astronaut stuck in space scammed her out of thirty grand. According to Kyodo News, police said that a sixty-five-year-old woman had developed a relationship with the suspect on a social networking site, where they claimed to be working at the International Space Station and needed money to return home to marry her. The money the suspect asked for was to cover expenses for a rocket and “landing fees” on Earth.
There are new scams popping up every day, and no matter how ridiculous they sound people are falling for them. Many of the scams out there involve banks and banking. It makes sense, go where the money is. We all have gotten calls from scammers pretending to be our bank, now there’s a website that will help anyone who isn’t sure what information is safe to share.
Banksneveraskthat.com answers all of the questions you may have, and provides tips on how to notice the “red flags of phishing.” You can play games like “Scam City” to see how adept you are to pick up on scams, and videos to help you avoid being ripped off. They also off tips on how to avoid email scams, phone call scams, text message scams, and mobile payment app scams. They offer ways to “beef up your defenses” and “lock down your accounts.” They share how to report scams, file a police report if you’ve lost money, and of course, tell you what “banks never ask” such as your personal identification number or other account information.
N.J. Star Tops List Of Actors Who Drop The Most F-bombs In Films
Al Pacino
F-Bombs: 197 and 68 were from Donnie Brasco.
Jason Mewes (NJ Native)
F-Bombs: 183 and 138 of them were from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
Jonah Hill
F-Bombs: 183 and 59 were from Get Him to the Greek.
Leonardo DiCaprio
F-Bombs: 144 and 96 of them were from The Wolf of Wall Street.
Seth Rogan
F-Bombs: 140 and 39 were from Pineapple Express.
Danny McBride
F-Bombs: 131 and 45 were from 30 Minutes or Less.
Ben Affleck
F-Bombs: 126 and 38 were from Good Will Hunting.
John Goodman
F-Bombs: 113 and 61 were from The Big Lebowski.
Jason Bateman
F-Bombs: 109 and 62 were from Bad Words.
Ryan Reynolds
F-Bombs: 104 and 77 were from The Change Up.
James Franco
F-Bombs: 103 and 83 were from Pineapple Express.
Billy Bob Thornton
F-Bombs: 94 and 84 of those were used for Bad Santa.
Robert De Niro
F-Bombs: 94 and 27 of those were used for The Comedian.
Edward Norton
F-Bombs: 93 and 49 were used for American History X.
George Clooney
F-Bombs: 87 and 51 were used for From Dusk Til Dawn.
Ian Roberts
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F-Bombs: 87 and all 87 of them were used in Hate Crime.
Shia Labeouf
F-Bombs: 86 and 75 were used for Honey Boy.
Brad Pitt
F-Bombs: 85 and 34 were used for Se7en.
Samuel L. Jackson
F-Bombs: 85 and 56 were used in Pulp Ficton.
Mark Wahlberg
F-Bombs: 84 and 37 were used in The Gambler.
Joaquin Phoenix
F-Bombs: 79 and 37 were used for We Own the Night.
Jason Lee
F-Bombs: 75 and 49 were used in Chasing Amy.
Matt Damon
F-Bombs: 75 and 30 were used in The Departed.
Steve Buscemi
F-Bombs: 74 and 43 were used in Reservoir Dogs.
