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Just as any legitimate enterprise today requires tech expertise to keep computers and networks running, so do fraud enterprises. The difference, if you believe the movies, is that the person in charge of tech at a criminal operation would be a young, slightly crazy computer genius, able to type 200 words a minute and penetrateContinue reading “How to Stop Cybercriminals in Their Tracks”

It’s never a good time to have your utilities shut off. But during the hot summer months, the threat of having no power can be especially miserable: no AC, no refrigerator, not even a fan. Scammers know this and will try to trick you into sending them money to keep your electricity on. But there are waysContinue reading “Only Scammers Demand Utility Payments in Cryptocurrency”

Planning ahead for yourself or a loved one is a big job. Living in a nursing home is expensive and Medicare or Medicaid usually only covers a portion of the costs involved. To offset the costs, you may consider purchasing long-term care insurance. Here’s what to consider before taking out a policy. (Read More)

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If you’re looking for a way to make some extra money, you might be thinking about renting out your car through a peer-to-peer (P2P) app like Getaround, Turo, or HyreCar. Like other P2P companies that connect people with a product or service to people looking for one, these let you rent your car out —Continue reading “Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing: A Potentially Risky Side Gig”

Messaging apps are a great way to keep up with friends and family, but they can also be a method for scammers to defraud you. This happened to me recently, and it’s typical of how scammers operate. I got a note over Facebook Messenger that appeared to be from a friend, right down to the nameContinue reading “How to Spot Impostors on Facebook Messenger and Instagram”

The FTC has been getting reports of people getting letters in the mail from a law firm. They are, they say, looking for the heir of a multi-million-dollar inheritance. And they think it might be you. (Spoiler alert: it’s not.) (Read More)

Scammers wasted no time capitalizing on the Biden Administration’s plan to cancel some federal student loan debt, as BBB predicted. BBB Scam Tracker has already received reports from consumers who have been targeted by impostor loan forgiveness calls and emails. (Read More)

Scammers have been targeting Medicare recipients with a fake offer to get “free COVID tests.” They’re calling and running websites, online and television ads to try to convince people to give their Medicare information. But if you give them your information, they’ll bill fraudulent charges to Medicare. (Read More)

Last summer, an older American in Peabody, Massachusetts, got surprising news in the mail: Their Social Security benefits were going up by $240 a month because of a cost-of-living increase. But the letter was phonier than a $3 bill. (Read More)