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In Connecticut, a vintage furniture shop called Palomino Bazaar discovered its name on more than 200 fake PayPal invoices sent to people across the U.S. The owner, Kate Ferguson, wasn’t chasing payments—her business was inactive. But her inbox and phone lit up anyway: confused strangers, even a whole school district in Pennsylvania, asking about “their” bill. (source: ctinsider.com)
The invoices looked real and demanded about a thousand dollars. Instead of a normal PayPal button, the message told recipients to call a phone number to “fix the problem.” That number belonged to
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If you own a business or know someone who does, you understand the importance of protecting intellectual property. Scammers are aware of this too, so they are impersonating the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to steal money from business owners.
According to a recent FTC alert, scammers contact businesses via phone calls, texts, or emails that appear to come from the Patent and Trademark Office in the US. They might even use the names of legitimate USPTO employees, such as a trademark examining attorney, and display what appears to be the
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More and more of the people you hire will be polyworkers, contractors, or freelancers—often juggling multiple clients on the same laptop. Whether they have a full-time job plus a side gig or serve several clients at once, they may handle your files alongside other work.
This guide shows you how to work safely with them, so you protect your business, your clients, and your documents without adding a lot of complexity.
Polyworking means someone works for two or more employers or clients at the same time, often remotely and on a personal device. It’s growing
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