Man Steals Dozens Of Eyeglasses Worth $10k WTAE Pittsburgh Surveillance video from the Eyetique eyeglass store in Shadyside shows a man grabbing several frames from the shelves. The store was packed and employees .. Thieves set their sights on high-end eyewear - The Washington Post … [Read more...]
BeEyeWear- New Scam- Optometrists Gets Taken For $1900
November 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Going into shopping season, we wanted to make you aware of a new scam: Search on Google for other Gift Cards Scams (23,900,000 results) 'In what may be a new twist on an old scheme, a man and a woman allegedly bought $1,960 in designer eyeglass frames with an invalid VISA debit card by convincing salespeople to treat the transaction as an … [Read more...]
What To Do If Your Email Gets Hacked
August 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In the last 3 weeks, I have 3 friends that have had their email hacked. Not only that the story 'I have been stranded, send money' has been placed on our Facebook. So what do you do, if your email gets hacked? 1.Respond fast- This is not going to go away, and the longer you let it go, the more friends you will lose and the hacker will keep … [Read more...]
Forensic Optometry- Iris Identification
August 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
You’ve seen it on your favorite crime show or in an action movie where a character needs to enter a secret room, they walk up to a machine, look inside, and their eye is scanned to permit access. The technology being used is called Iris Identification. But does this type of technology really exist? Is this technology reliable? The answer to … [Read more...]
Triple Your Security With The Eye-Lock
June 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
For those of us who are ultra paranoid about our security, we know about finger tip scans (biometric readers) and of course we have all seen the retina scans on movies like Mission Impossible, here comes your own personal Iris Scanner. With identity theft on the rise, hackers and more and more information being stored on your computer, think … [Read more...]
Employee Embezzlement Prevention
May 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ST. LOUIS • Rebecca Wagstaff pleaded guilty in federal court here Wednesday to a felony mail fraud charge and admitted stealing more than $100,000 from her employer. Wagstaff, 58, of Arnold, was the office manager of a west St. Louis County optometrist and wrote $102,580 worth of company checks over roughly five years to pay her … [Read more...]
Beware Of Bin Laden MalWare
May 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
With the biggest news story in the last several years, the death of Osama Bin Laden has presented a new opportunity for malware creators to take advantage of our morbid curiosity. It has been reported that some sights are putting up pictures purportedly of the deceased Osama Bin Laden that then ask viewers to update software on their computers that … [Read more...]
Beware of Text Message Scams
April 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Have you looked carefully at your cell phone bill recently? I just did...and WOW! As an early adopter of a number of technologies, especially with teens in our house, we all have become quite adept at text messages. It didn't take long once hit with hundreds of dollars in 5¢ text charges to move myself and my teens to unlimited text messages years … [Read more...]
Opti-fun – Identity Theft
February 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Yes we should take identify theft very seriously and make sure that we protect our optical customers information as well our own! But we still like to have some opti-fun and thank you to VisionWeb for reminding us about both! … [Read more...]
Oakey Sunwear Theft- What To Watch For
February 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We have done several post on Shoplifting prevention. Just a reminder what to watch for. True pictures taken by hidden camera. OAKLEY, OH (FOX19) - Cincinnati Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man accused of stealing $1006.09 dollars in designer glasses. The theft occured at the Wing Eyecare at 3850 Paxton … [Read more...]
Top 9 Things You Should Never Reveal on Facebook
December 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Millions of Americans are now sharing photos and personal stuff through social media, old embarassing pics from class reunions or high school have a way of coming back to haunt you through Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and personal blogs. Despite all that sharing there are some things that should never be shared with anyone both … [Read more...]
Shoplifting Prevention 101
September 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Every week in our alerts we get news of people shoplifting eyeglasses and it may never have happened to you, but statistically it will. That said, we are posting another article on Theft Prevention. The first thing that you have to realize that shoplifters come in all colors, all sizes all sexes, all ages and all economic backgrounds. You cannot … [Read more...]
Warning Notice From Gmail- It’s A Scam
July 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Many of our subscribers use gmail, therefore it you received a warning letter from Gmail asking you to update your account- It Is a Scam and DO NOT Open! More information on HubPages … [Read more...]
Social Media Eyes-Social Networks And Cyber Crime By Crystal
June 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Social Networks and Cyber Crime As optical businesses begin to venture into social networking as a means of marketing their services and reaching out to new customers, there are many things to consider. One thing that can often be overlooked is the prevalence of cyber crime on social networking sites. This article from USA Today talks … [Read more...]
Prevent Identity Theft With Strong Passwords= Security
June 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Last week our Blog- Spert got on my case about strong passwords, because our host server got hacked and malicious malware was put on Word Press Blogs. We had to go back and redo all our passwords- what a job that is! He reminded me about an article he wrote Strong Passwords, which of course I had to review and go back again and change more … [Read more...]
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