Tech Support Scam Costs a 90-Year-Old Woman $20,000, and How You Can Protect Yourself
A retired man nearly falls for a tech-support pop-up scam, and the simple habit that saves him.
A Toledo Man Lost $125,000 to a Romance Scam Called “Lisa Love”
A warm, true-to-life story of an online romance scam, and how to protect the people you love.
How Tiger Woods Fell Victim to Identity Theft, and How You Can Protect Yourself
How a thief stole the identity of Tiger Woods, and the simple steps that protect your own.
How Kiefer Sutherland Lost $869,000 in a Cattle Investment Scam
How actor Kiefer Sutherland lost $869,000 to an investment scam, and how to avoid the same trap.
How Cristiano Ronaldo Was Scammed Out of £250,000
How a trusted travel agent defrauded Cristiano Ronaldo of GBP 250,000, and why to watch your accounts.
How Lori English Lost $500,000 to a Social Security Scam
A Social Security phone scam, and the one rule that stops it: the government never calls to demand payment.
Locking Down After a Breach
“This company was hacked” doesn’t have to mean “my accounts are next.” Here’s what to actually do. You’ve probably seen the headline before: a company you have an account with was hacked, and your email and password may have been exposed. It’s alarming, but there’s a clear, calm sequence that closes the door before anyone […]
Self-Employment Record-Keeping Made Simple
You don’t need fancy software. You need one habit, done consistently, from your very first job. Record-keeping is the least exciting part of freelancing, and the part that saves you the most stress (and money) come tax time. The good news: it doesn’t require accounting software or a background in bookkeeping. It requires one simple […]
Spotting AI-Generated Voices, Photos & Video
A cloned voice can now sound exactly like someone you love. Here’s how to protect yourself anyway. Not long ago, “that doesn’t sound like them” was a reliable way to catch a scam. That’s no longer true. For the first time in its nearly 25-year history, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center added a dedicated […]
Using Two-Factor Authentication the Right Way
One setting, turned on correctly, stops almost every account takeover. Here’s how to do it well, not just turn it on. If you’ve heard “turn on two-factor authentication (2FA)” before, you’ve heard good advice. The federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says using multi-factor authentication makes an account about 99% less likely to be […]