Five Recalls Issued TODAY Involving Mattel Magnetic Toys & Toy Cars

Mattel issued a massive recall today on five toys that contain small magnets that can come loose and cause a choking hazard. For more information on the individual toy recall, please click the corresponding link below.

Polly Pocket Play Set Recall (Click Here)

Doggie Day Care Recall (Click Here)

Barbie & Tanner Recall (Click Here)

Sarge Die Cast Toy Car Recall (Click Here)

Are you tired of junk mail in your regular mailbox, spam in your inbox, banks sharing your personal information, telemarketers calling, and offers you have no interest in? The World Privacy Forum has put together a list of the top 10 opt outs to help stop the deluge.

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Ecards are a fast, inexpensive and creative way to send greetings to friends and relatives, but they're also a valuable tool for scammers who want to trick people into downloading viruses, spyware, Trojans and more!

Some ecard recipients are told to download certain software to read their message. Then, this program bombards everyone in their address books with scam ecards and unwanted marketing messages.

Read More About the SCAM and what the e-mail looks like and how to avoid the SCAM (Click Here)

How to Protect Your Child's ID

If you only check your own and your spouse's credit report periodically for signs of ID theft, you are overlooking someone -- your kids. According to the FTC, 1 in 20 ID theft complaints concerns children being victimized. Here are some tips to protect your children.

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Window Blinds Sold at Lowes- This recall involves two inch Natural Faux Wood Plantation Blinds sold under the Basic Blindz® brand. The blinds have a yellow steel top rail, also called the head rail, a cord tilter on the left side (to tilt the slats open or closed), and a double pull cord that meets at a cord connector and ends in a single cord on the right side (to raise and lower the blinds). Stickers inside the top rail state: "Springs Window Fashion LLC, Middleton, WI 53562," "Made in China," and "Manufacturing Date Code." Blinds with manufacturing date codes JX, JY, JZ, KO, KP, KQ, KR, KS, and KT are included in the recall.
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