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4 Coronavirus headlines you might have missed: Shut-offs, Wi-Fi, scams, dirty cellphones

…through charities or crowdfunding sites. Don’t let anyone rush you into making a donation. If someone wants donations in cash, by gift card, or by wiring money, don’t do it. Be sure to wash your hands—and your cellphone. To keep from spreading or catching COVID-19, we should wash our hands and not touch our face, but what about the countless…

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Nexamp and Clearway: Two new community solar offers available to Illinois consumers

…payments anytime. Clearway accepts the following payment methods: check, money order, credit card, debit card, and automatic payments from a checking or savings account. When will my subscription go live? When will I start to see credits on my utility bill? This depends on when the community solar garden you are assigned to is completed. The Community Solar Standard Disclosure…

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Facebook agrees to pay $550 million to Illinois users

…statement. Facebook executives disclosed the settlement Wednesday during a call with analysts to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings, which rose 7%, to $7.3 billion. The settlement is a win for privacy advocates who say that protecting biometric information is critical because, unlike a credit card number, it can’t be changed if it’s stolen. “This pretty firmly establishes the fact that…

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More than 100 million consumers hit by Capital One hack

Yet another data breach has exposed the private data of more than one hundred million people, leaving them vulnerable to fraud. Credit card company Capital One went public on Monday with news that 106 million individuals had their data compromised, mostly from credit card applications between 2005 and early 2019. The stolen information includes names, dates of birth, addresses, phone…

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What CUB caught at a recent utility-bill clinic

…special offer ends, the customer is once again vulnerable to skyrocketing rates. In this case, the sales rep offered a $75 gift card—and he tried selling Elibrando on a new price that was lower (a bit more than 7 cents per kWh), but still higher than ComEd. Ivonne Rychwa, lead community liaison at CUB, was helping consumers just a few…

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Summer Do’s and Don’ts from CUB

…robocallers. Illinoisans were hit with an estimated 1.8 billion robocalls last year, and many were scams. So if you receive a marketing robocall, just hang up. Beware of the “say yes” scam, which tricks callers into saying “yes” to OK unauthorized credit card charges. Even if a robocall instructs you to press a number to stop future calls, don’t do…

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Celebrating 35 Years, CUB Releases Summer Utility Tips List

…insulation in the attic. DON’T…engage with robocallers. Illinoisans were hit with an estimated 1.8 billion robocalls last year, and many were scams. So if you receive a marketing robocall, just hang up. Beware of the “say yes” scam, which tricks callers into saying “yes” to OK unauthorized credit card charges. Even if a robocall instructs you to press a number…

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Protecting yourself from a data breach

…aren’t limited to your bank accounts and credit cards. Scammers can use your medical information to get treatment, or hack into government records and take advantage of your Social Security or veteran benefits. With the holiday shopping season here, you may be doing a lot of credit card swiping the next few weeks. For more information on how data breaches…

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Inside the lives of the folks knocking on your door to sell you power

…transportation and lodging, including flights and hotels as they moved salespeople across state lines and into unfamiliar markets. During his most successful week, Taylor says, he sold enough contracts to earn nearly $700, but that was knocked down to about $200 after “expenses.” Workers were paid via a debit card, and the expenses were noted only in text messages they…

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CUB comes face-to-face with a sketchy alternative supplier

…a sign saying ‘free gift cards’”–and soon, she said, the group was yelling “Free gift cards!” The table was stacked with various gift cards to places like Amazon–but Anairis didn’t see any materials identifying the company handing out the cards. “I was just trying to listen and see if I could hear anything,” she said. A man who had visited…

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