scams

You know how stories can perpetuate on the internet – especially on Facebook. Someone posts something and people just start sharing it, whether it’s based on facts or not. That’s …

When traveling overseas, you sometimes have to get an e-visa/visa waiver beforehand. The country you plan to visit will have the requirements and form online, and once you’ve filled it …

‘Tis the season for local carnivals, fairs, festivals and lots of other events that, at least in the U.S., usually includes soft ice cream, corn dogs, kettle corn, funnel cake, …

Uber drivers have figured out all sorts of unethical ways to get more money from their passengers: Vomit fraud Taking a longer route to get to the destination, which made …

The practice of spoofing is nothing new. In the internet age, the term has come to mean any email from a fraudulent source pretending to be from another source. In …

In most large cities, you have to be vigilant. Some areas have a high crime rate, from pickpockets to snatch and grab of bags and cell phones. Other scams aren’t …

Scammers are always trying to figure out ways to outsmart the most naive and trusting of us. There are Facebook hoaxes galore (here’s how to recognize them) but scam calls …

Robocallers are a scourge to modern technology. It doesn’t matter if it’s a call saying your car’s extended warranty is expiring, that your credit card info was stolen, or how …

Some people are just awful. Back in 2020, there were a few stories about people forging negative COVID tests (here’s one of them). I’ve already heard several stories about fake …

While scanning my inbox, I noticed an email from Chase. It mentioned something about a potential fraud alert on one of our accounts. It didn’t take long for me to …