How to Help Protect Your Identity Offline
The media often covers data breaches and cyberattacks that expose the personal data of large groups of people, leaving them…
4 Ways to Avoid Payment App Scams
Peer-to-peer, or P2P, payment platforms like PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp are popular because they’re quick, convenient, and easy ways to…
4 Tips to Help Avoid Identity Theft During the Homebuying Process
When you apply for a mortgage loan to buy a home, you have to share a lot of personal information…
6 Common Facebook Marketplace Scams and How to Avoid Them
Are you looking to sell a couch, buy gently used patio furniture or offload that baby swing sitting in your…
What are NFT Scams?
Non-fungible tokens – known as NFTs – are distinctive digital assets representing objects like art, music, videos, and games that…
How to Protect Yourself from Rental Scams
Competition grows fiercer by the day in the nation’s hottest housing markets, and that translates to a competitive rental market as…
Common Tech Support Scams and How to Avoid Them
These days, we live our lives online. Whether we’re ordering groceries or looking for new shoes, all we need to…
What is a Brushing Scam?
Have you ever had a delivery guy knock on your door and wonder if there’s yet another package you impulsively…
Avoid Fake Donation Sites Amid the Russia-Ukraine War
Times of tragedy often bring out acts of charity. But unfortunately, they also bring out scammers hell-bent on exploiting the…
How Do I Get an IP PIN From the IRS?
As the tax season picks up, scammers are capitalizing on tax schemes to take your money, steal your identity and…
How to Spot Student Loan Scams
As Americans have been struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, one effort to help is student loan forbearance. As you might…
How to Avoid and Report Boss Scams
A boss scam is a phishing (email) or smishing (text messages) scam used by hackers. Hackers send fraudulent emails or…
SIM Swapping Attacks on the Rise- Here’s How to Keep Safe
SIM swapping, also called SIM splitting or hijacking, is a technique employed by online fraudsters to gain access to, seize…
How Do You Avoid Tax Scams?
Tax season is here, and it’s essential to watch out for common tax scams. The IRS reports that in the…
What You Need to Know About Fake COVID-19 Testing Sites
The Omicron variant has led to a major resurgence of COVID-19 cases nationwide, and with more people rushing to get…
Can Robocalls Steal Your Identity?
Have you ever received a call to update your car warranty, but you have no car? Did the message sound…
New Debt Collection Rules Leave Consumers Vulnerable to Scams
It may be true when they say “no good deed goes unpunished” as new adopted regulations meant to protect consumers…
How to Spot a Fake Shopping Website this Holiday Season
Americans are expected to spend $1.2 trillion this holiday season, with the majority of shoppers planning to buy most of their…