Anyone who’s ever marketed on Amazon will tell you that the company’s model is to “make more popular what’s already popular.” In that same vein, trouble seems to have a knack for compounding itself in the midst of turmoil. For instance, you’re juggling three balls in the air when a text message or email comes in. You know it’s a scam and you’re ready to delete it when—oops—you … [Read more...] about What if I click that link by mistake?
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Springtime and the fake home contractor
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to look forward to catching up on home repairs, remodeling projects, and other ways to enhance the value of your biggest investment. Maybe the roof is starting to show it’s age. Or, was the draft from the windows was just a little too much this past winter? No matter what your project, there’s a scammer ready to take your … [Read more...] about Springtime and the fake home contractor
The Patriot Survival Plan email scam
Yesterday, I received two emails from “Patriot Survival Plan” offering me survival tips on how to make it though the coming crisis in America. There may be a looming crisis, there may not. There have been plenty of previous predictions of this sort over the years and they’ve all been proven wrong when the crisis date passed. Sooner or later, maybe one of them will come true. … [Read more...] about The Patriot Survival Plan email scam
McKenna checks out the hotel phone call scam
The hotel phone call scam is back in business. A friend of mine just told me how her son received a phone call in the middle of the night while he was staying at a hotel. Sometime in the middle of the night, the phone in her son’s hotel room rang and he was told that there had been a “glitch” in the computer system. The caller was apologetic, but explained how all of the credit … [Read more...] about McKenna checks out the hotel phone call scam
McKenna takes on the Terrible Three tax scams
It’s that time again—April. Those good old April showers bring May flowers. The days get a little warmer. The birds start to sing. And, yes, even the tax man starts to sing, “My turn, my turn.” The trouble is, the tax man who is singing may not be for real. Each year, the IRS publishes its “Dirty Dozen” tax scams. Well, this year, I’m starting “McKenna’s Terrible Three.” So, … [Read more...] about McKenna takes on the Terrible Three tax scams