The Best Ways to Protect Your Kids From Online Scams
Many resources exist to help educate adults on protecting themselves from online scams, identity theft, and other nefarious schemes. They also help safeguard the under-18 set—but as any parent of…
How to Get Money Back From a Gift Card Scam
According to the FTC, nearly 40,000 consumers used gift cards to pay scammers in 2021 alone. If you’ve been the victim of one of these confidence traps, whether it’s a…
It’s Illegal to Be a ‘Money Mule,’ Whether You Know It or Not
In 2022, BioCatch, a software company that delivers advanced fraud protection, estimated that there are approximately two million mule accounts in the U.S., and about $3 billion in fraudulent transfers…
10 of the Biggest Scams of 2022
Photo: Andrey_Popov (Shutterstock) Another improvement in technology that has helped scammers fill their pockets with more money this year has been the ability to falsify checks: At its root, the…
Don’t Fall for the ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam
Photo: CHIRATH PHOTO (Shutterstock) Imagine you get this random text from an unknown number out of the blue: “My dog needs to be seen by a vet right away. Can…
You Need to Know About ‘Recovery’ Scams
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) So you’ve just discovered you were scammed out of $1,000. You are feeling emotional and upset, and understandably so. You post about it on Twitter, notifying your…
Instagram Scammers Are Getting Bolder
Photo: YaniSinla (Shutterstock) Have you been hit with the “I’m running for an ambassadorship position in an influencer program” scam on Instagram yet? It’s a scheme in which one of…
13 Persistent Online Scams (and How to Avoid Them)
Photo: nito (Shutterstock) This insidious scam targets mostly horny dudes. The criminal poses as a woman online, strikes up a conversation with one of the aforementioned horny dudes, and requests…
Pig Butchering Crypto Scam: A Deep-Dive Into This Scam Where Fraudsters Use Romance As A Hook To Lure People Into Bogus Investments
A technique known as “pig butchering” has spread globally as a cryptocurrency scamIt appears that we’ll have to learn some new cryptocurrency scam jargon. A scamming technique known as “pig…
Beware of These Creative Online Dating Scams
Photo: Jakub Krechowicz (Shutterstock) Both the Better Business Bureau and the FBI are warning people about romance scams, which are expected to remain an elevated threat leading up to Valentine’s…