It’s the holiday season, which means it’s time to buy gifts for everyone on your list. There are two new consoles on the scene: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Sony’s PlayStation 5. However, they’re both impossible to find in-stock anywhere. If you head to a store like Target or Wal-Mart …
Read MoreAs case numbers of COVID-19 begin to climb again, you might notice that store shelves are emptying again. Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, paper towels, canned soup and other pandemic staples are once again being purchased in bulk numbers. Panic-buying is a frustrating scenario to watch unfold for the average person. …
Read MoreUncertainty and anxiety have been the name of the game in 2020 so far. If you’re like most people, you’re doing your best to keep yourself and your family from falling ill to the novel coronavirus. Likewise, you’re probably excited to hear that companies like Pfizer are getting close to …
Read MoreScambaiting, a popular form of online content, is the practice of deliberately setting up a system by which a person can waste the time of a scammer. The most basic form of this strategy is to take a phone call or email you know is a scam. You then string …
Read MoreEveryone’s received scam calls before, and we all know how annoying they can be. Some are just a nuisance, while others are more robust and can be actively scary. The best way to deal with them is to know what kinds of tactics scammers like to use. If you’re looking …
Read MoreOne of the most insidious forms of scams is one that poses as a legitimate business when it is, in fact, designed only to enrich the people at the top. Multi-level marketing companies like SmartCircle, Rodan + Fields, and LuLaRoe are technically legal, though they are hardly the kinds of …
Read MoreWe all know the classic image of the used car salesman. The slick, fast-talking scammer who wants to get you into a lemon as fast as possible and make the biggest commission check he can get. No one likes that guy, and rightly so. However, buying used cars is still …
Read MoreIt feels like there’s some new phone scam popping up every day. How can you be best prepared to avoid them? Well, the first step is being able to spot them easily. Many modern smartphones have automated ways to tell if a number is a likely scam, which helps. Another …
Read MoreHigher education is often a gateway to making more money and moving up in social status. As such, affordable online college courses are always in high demand. Who doesn’t want to make more money and be taken more seriously? However, that high demand also leads to a high concentration of …
Read MoreHave you ever heard of ransomware? If you haven’t it’s a pretty insidious type of computer virus. It works by locking all users out of the infected computer from a remote access device. The criminal operating the ransomware then threatens to delete all information from the computer unless the computer’s …
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