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…