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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2017 FEATURES How to respond to fraud? 5A TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. Dear Annie: I was recently them at http://www.ftc.gov/ a victim of fraud. It involved a scams. job offer that turned out to be Dear Annie: I have been fake and a check that turned pondering the letter from out to be bad. My question to “Drained,” who was tired of you is: Should I report this to an acquaintance’s charging the police or someone else? — his vehicle at “Drained’s” Feeling Foolish house. DEAR Dear Feeling I feel that the let- Foolish: Don’t feel ter from “Drained” ANNIE too foolish. According was inappropriate to a study from Javelin and that your advice Strategy & Research, — to ask the person 15.4 million Ameri- with the electric vehi- cans were victims of cle for reimbursement fraud in 2016 alone. for electricity — only Contact the Federal added insult to injury. Lane Trade Commission Annie A number of years Creators Syndicate Inc. to report the incident ago, I came down at 877-FTC-HELP. with peripheral neu- Though I’m sure you’ve ropathy, for which there is learned your lesson, I still have no cure. What this basically to say: Never accept checks means is that I have nerve from strangers, as there are a damage in my feet. I do not multitude of bad-check scams let this get me down and do out there, and don’t wire everything I can to keep my money to anyone you don’t life as normal as possible. I know. Even if a request for have to ride a scooter every- funds appears to come from where I go, including around someone you know, reach out the house. If I am out and have to over the phone or in person to be sure it’s not an imper- charge my scooter at some- sonator who has hacked the one’s home, I will do it with- account. Sign up for alerts on out question. It takes an hour new scams and how to avoid to charge, and the electricity needed costs the home about 30 cents. If I don’t charge my scooter, then my battery dies on my way home, and I have to find someone close who can push me to my destination or crawl on my hands and knees, pushing my scooter until I hit my destination or find a place where I can charge it. I have not run into anyone who minds giving me 30 cents’ worth of electricity when needed. I hope you never get to a point in your life that you need a scooter to be part of your life. It is not fun, but you do what you can to keep your life as normal as you can. Every- where you go, that scooter goes with you, and it is a part of your life. — Greg Dear Greg: I’m print- ing your letter as a caveat to my initial response to the let- ter from “Drained” (about an electric vehicle, which requires much more electric- ity and is less essential). In cases where someone needs to charge his or her mobility scooter, offering your outlet is the right thing to do, with no quibbling over kilowatts. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Loyalty doesn’t happen in the room: That’s just diplomacy. Loyalty is what happens behind people’s backs when there’s every opportunity to be disloyal. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have faults. Everybody does. To pretend faults don’t exist only invites attention to them. Plus, it denies you the chance to find and exploit the asset that’s inside every fault. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). An emotional wind change will happen. The dynamics shift, and you’ll have to adjust to get comfortable. It’s a rush if you don’t resist it. Let it carry you like a ride. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The obstacle falls away. Suddenly your domestic needs are not in competition with your professional needs, and you are able to freely commit to the projects that will take you where you want to go. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your vantage point is optimal. Your powers of observation are strong. Your assessment about what you see is very accurate. You cannot be deceived, unless you choose to deceive yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Love is often acci- dental. You don’t mean to develop feelings, but they grow without any help from your inten- tional mind, and suddenly you’re there thinking about someone else more than you think of yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The one standing in your way isn’t an enemy but a trainer whose opposition gives you all the practice you need to overcome resistance and grow into your strongest, best self. FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Don’t stick with what’s comfortable. It won’t bring the results you’re looking for. Get a little more ambitious, assertive or even aggressive about creating and seizing opportunity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you have to ask, “Is this enough?” it means it isn’t. But where does more come from? It wouldn’t be fair for you to have to give when so many around you don’t bother, but “fair” never was a hard-and-fast rule in this world. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Every person- ality revolves around its own story. You’ll give thought to yours, and you’ll probably evolve it to the next level of telling it, too, as you realize there’s much more than one way to look at this. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A change of opinion isn’t always the sign of a fickle mind. It could in fact signify growth and intelligence. But if the change was made strictly to gain the approval of another, that’s not a good sign. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you let another person encourage you and push you to the next level you’ll get there much faster than if you would have merely nudged yourself on. So enlist a coach, mentor or other helper. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 28). The exceptional way you’ve handled difficult cir- cumstances in the past will open rare oppor- tunities to you. A kindhearted influence comes into your life early in 2018. What you see in February will change your mind and set you on a new trajectory. Excellent investments will call out to you in March and April. Taurus and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 20, 44, 1 and 16.