Top 10 Scams of 2019, per Fraud.org
To commemorate National Consumer Protection Week (March 1-7), the National Consumer League’s Fraud.org breaks down the worst offenders.
Category: Wise Warnings
Mobile payment apps: avoiding the scams
Embrace mobile payment apps. They’re wonderful. Just let me help you avoid the scams.
ALERT: 3 Rising Auto Insurance Scams
Each ties to repairs. Each has several varieties. Each costs us all in higher premiums.
The new #1 phone scam in America is…
…someone claiming to be calling on behalf of the Social Security Administration. They say your benefits have been suspended for non-payment of payroll taxes, and there’s a warrant out for your arrest. It’s a scam, each and every time, and always has been, yet you keep falling for it.
Craigslist Scams: Buyers & Sellers
What just happened to a Dyersburg, TN, woman warrants another #WiseWarning about the use of the global buy, sell & trade site.
SECURITY ALERT: Windows 7 Support Expires JAN. 14
When the tech support expires, so do the security updates. It’s time to make some #WiseChoices about your Windows operating system.
Mortgage Relief Scams
Struggling to pay your note? Before you hire the wrong help, let me show you how to spot the four most common mortgage relief scams.
New scam packs a 1-2 punch at the gas pump
Combining two of identity thieves’ greatest hits, this scam starts at the gas station.
How to spot an online car sales scam
Fake photos. Fake invoices. Fake sellers. Here’s how to ferret them out on CraigsList, eBay and other buy/sell/trade sites.
Avoiding rental home scams
From bogus listings of real properties to hijacked credit card-access key lockboxes, the Federal Trade Commission and I show you what’s up with these rental scams.