Technology and Tools

Many scams take advantage of greed, and some work on vanity. But most use fear as their primary emotion to trick victims into reacting. One of the most visceral forms is the Hitman Scam. Imagine this shows up in your email inbox: I want you to read...

CertaPro Painters of Northwest Indiana hit nearly 400 Google reviews this June. Even with this many reviews, the company’s average rating is 4.8/5.0, while most companies with such numerous reviews average far lower. It takes stellar service for...

“Pig Butchering” refers to an updated take on Investment Scams, in which victims are lured into phony cryptocurrency schemes. The perpetrators of this scam convince their victims to buy cryptocurrency and “invest” it through a website. The...

Con artists have a long history of appealing to two very basic human emotions: fear and greed. Just about any scam you can think of plays on one or the other. But there is a third human trait that can also be exploited: vanity. And nowhere is vanity...

It is rare that a completely new type of scam or fraud emerges. Almost every fraud warning you encounter involves a slightly modified take on something that’s been around for years, decades, even centuries (the Nigerian Prince scam has roots dates...

The world is full of innovators, bringing new ideas, products, technologies, and inventions of all kinds to people across the globe. However, success is not universal - something that gets wildly popular in the United States might never find a...

Many college students are looking for flexible, part-time employment to help cover school expenses. Finding a job can be difficult, and students feel pressure to find work quickly. If this situation describes you or a student in your life, watch out...

You probably get a lot of email, and a large portion of it is probably spam. “Spam” is a term for any unsolicited, unwanted electronic communication. It can happen over email, text message, website, social media post, comment section and more. We...

After a series of serious health issues, David Fournier had a long journey ahead of him to get back on his feet – literally and figuratively. Following an accident, David had surgery on his foot and contracted a blood disorder. Not long after, he...

In order to help reach your financial and credit goals, it's good to have a plan in place. The plan itself doesn't have to be complicated, but it does require that you treat this journey as a marathon rather than a sprint. Here are three simple...