Life Advice
Never Give Out Personal or Financial Information On a Call You Did Not Initiate
It happens often, and it seems like common sense. But, how often have you been called by your loan company, or your phone company, or your…
Archive
Tag: scam
Useful
BEWARE: The Sextortion Scam
Just got this message on Whatsapp yesterday…. You really love visiting porn websites and watching exciting videos, while enduring an enormous amount of pleasure. Well, I…
Useful
BEWARE of the Cartel Text Scam
This afternoon I was contacted by a mysterious number saying they were with the Cartel and I needed to pay them money or they would kill…
Useful
New Scam To Watch Out For
So I wanted to write about a scam I *almost* fell for recently. I haven’t seen anything else out there about it. I don’t consider myself…
Useful
What is the Car Extended Warranty Scam Call About?
When you buy a new-ish car, it will generally have a factory warranty. This means for a period of time and/or mileage- say, 5 years/100,000 miles-…
Useful
What’s It Like To Attend A Timeshare Presentation
This is what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a Wyndham timeshare sales pitch. Here goes: I vaguely knew what I was getting…
Useful
Beware of the Pig Butchering Scam
I would like to do a PSA for people unaware of this crypto-romance scam that made me a victim on 5/20. I am humiliated, embarrassed, ashamed,…
Useful
Attention Home Buyers: Beware of the Mortgage Closing Scam
My wife and I are in the final stretch of an arduous closing process on a co-op. As is the case with many co-op purchases, small…
Picture Of The Day
Picture of the Day
The Federal Trade Commission says four cancer charities run by extended members of the same family conned donors out of $187 million and spent almost nothing…