Last month we shared the Top 5 Phone Scams and this month we are sharing five more common phone scams. 1. Government Grants. The caller tells you have been awarded a government grant of between $5,000 to $25,000 just for being a good citizen. Using VOIP telephone services the caller disguises their true location and the […]
January 16, 2016
Are you smarter than Stinky? Add a bakers dozen, the number of the Boeing Super Jet, baseball’s “stretch” inning, the number saved by a stitch in time, what a golfer yells before hitting a long shot. Then subtract the number of blackbirds baked in a pie, and the number of miles driven in an Indianapolis Memorial […]
January 13, 2016
We want to thank the following people for referring to A&M during December: Candice Abbott Martin Breslin Lexus Fisher Mike Girias Lindsay Nuttman Rob Shafer Mike Skagen Thank you for all the referrals! Your referrals are the best compliment you can give us. Congratulations to Lindsay Nuttman, our monthly drawing winner. We are […]
January 11, 2016
Did you know that according to Fraud.org 40% of scams originate with a phone call and 30% with an email? Sixty percent of scams involve a caller impersonating a government agency or financial institution representative. Scam artists often try to present themselves as authority figures who can make your life somehow better or easier and […]
December 19, 2015
We want to thank the following people for referring to A&M during November: Scott Dominick Jennifer Erickson Lexus Fisher Ammon Gitao Amber Jaksich Carla Otteson Ronald Ringering Jeffrey L Smith Nermina Uhota Thank you for all the referrals! Your referrals are the best compliment you can give us. Congratulations to our monthly drawing winner Jennifer […]
December 18, 2015
Are you smarter than Stinky? In a certain downtown building in Renton, Everett likes daffodils but not roses; Shelly likes zucchini but not squash; Bill likes books but not movies. Peter the building engineer can’t figure out what is going on, can you? Email your answers to Stinky by January 9th and if you are correct […]
December 17, 2015
Each winter, many homeowners face the expense and inconvenience of frozen water pipes. Because lawns will be going dormant as the weather turns from fall to winter it is good to turn off irrigation systems around November 1st. Monitor the weather—and specifically freezing temperatures—to be sure you winterize to protect your pipes. Why Is Pipe […]
November 24, 2015
Announcing the Grand Prize Winner Kay Kaanehe was drawn as our $590 Grand Prize Winner. She selected The Northwest Cheer & Dance Academy (NWCDA) as her charity. Northwest Cheer and Dance Academy opened its doors in March of 2009. Founder Kim Kawachi had previously been instructing for 8 years out of Kentwood High School. The Northwest Cheer & Dance […]
November 24, 2015
We want to thank the following people for referring to A&M during October: Lexus Fisher Mike & Marcia Scott Kristi Waiss Thank you for all the referrals! Your referrals are the best compliment you can give us. Congratulations to our monthly drawing winner Lexus Fisher. We are pleased to announce that she asked that the $100 […]
November 24, 2015
Are you smarter than Stinky? Three travelers traveling together check into a hotel and are told that their rooms will cost $10 each. So they pay $30. Later the clerk realizes that he made a mistake and he should have only charged them $25. So he gives the bellboy $5 to return to them. However, […]
November 19, 2015