AI Scams on the Rise

Jan 7, 2025

There’s a lot of new technology, and with every innovation there comes a level of risk. Artificial intelligence-enabled (AI) voice cloning tools, make it easier for criminals to mimic voices, and identities. For families a scammer might target someone posing as their...

Spooky Scams: Disasters, AI & Misinformation

Oct 22, 2024

The scams that will haunt you this spooky season are no fun on a normal day, but throw in a natural disaster or two, and you’ve got a recipe for some truly devious scamming. The good thing is though, with some helpful tips and tricks in this post, hopefully you can...

Identity Theft Mitigation: What You Need to Know Now

Aug 23, 2024

If you’ve seen the headlines you’ve probably heard about data breaches and thought, “There’s 10 other dumpster fires, why does this one matter?” In this case, the breach of National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker recently leaked hundreds of millions of...

How to Spot Romance Scams

Feb 7, 2024

What we’ll cover: Romance scams by the numbers Who scammers target Why they do it Rise of Sextortion How to spot the scammer What to do next Romance Scams by the Numbers In 2022, monetary losses to romance scams is estimated to be US $1.3 billion. This is based on...

Protecting Privacy & Profits with Safe Payment Methods

Dec 19, 2023

Online shopping scams are one of the most prevalent forms of consumer fraud, especially social media scams. While online shopping scams are the most reported, scams using social media to promote investment opportunities are also prevalent. The Federal Trade Commission...