Worcester is a city in, and county seat of, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, Worcestershire, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045, making it the second-most populous city in New England after Boston. Worcester is approximately 40 miles west of Boston, 50 miles east of Springfield and 40 miles north of Providence. Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the... Show more "Heart of the Commonwealth," thus, a heart is the official symbol of the city. However, the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the Valentine's Day card, although not invented in the city, was first mass-produced and popularized by Worcester resident Esther Howland.Worcester was considered its own distinct region apart from Boston until the 1970s. Since then, Boston's suburbs have been extending further westward, especially after...
The weeks of offers around “Black Friday“ have begun. Online scammers use the opportunity to lure victims with fake warnings about unauthorized access, for example from the Netherlands. In the phishing radar, the consumer advice centers warn that fraudulent emails have been circulating since Friday stating...
Because scams on the internet or on the phone are on the increase, the police now want to raise awareness among the population and are launching a campaign on social networks. Every day, a specific fraud topic will be covered, including smishing, i.e. dangerous SMS scam messages, fake stores on the internet,...
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