Phone feeling dry? If you haven’t been receiving texts or phone calls lately, don’t automatically blame your friends – your phone could be hacked. Most people use their smartphones as…
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For the past few weeks, we have been delving into the shadowed world of scam call centers. Though details about these centers can be hard to find, a few well-placed…
Scammers are becoming sneakier and sneakier every day. Recently we became aware of a new scare tactic for scamming you out of your dollars that includes the police, missing Jury…
Despite being the “technological generation”, our latest survey found that Millennials experienced financial losses three times as often as baby boomers due to phone scams in 2018. Scammers have figured…
According to statistics, by the end of 2018, 2.5 billion people worldwide are expected to be on social media, and if growth rates stay the same, about 86% of the…
So, stop us if you’ve heard this one before. A man walks into a bank with $5,000 in cash to pay the IRS. Sound familiar? We talk a lot about…
Last November, we asked the question, “Why do scammers like iTunes gift cards so much?” While having the best Farmville farm was a far-out idea, one answer was surprisingly close:…
As consumers become more and more savvy to scam, the bad guys have to come up with new ideas to get into your pockets. The FTC has released a scam…
Some scams are easy to spot – free vacations or suspicious inheritances don’t often land on your doorstep without some catch. Others are much more difficult, thanks to scare tactics…
What’s nine numbers long, unique to you, and one of the MOST valuable things to a scammer? Your Social Security Number, of course. It’s an important part of the puzzle…