Category: Articles
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How Someone Who Knew Better Still Fell for a $50,000 Scam
Charlotte Cowles, a well-versed financial advice columnist, never thought she’d be the type of person to fall for a scam. After all, she’d built her career on helping others navigate fraud and avoid financial pitfalls. As someone who regularly interviewed experts and wrote extensively about personal finance, she had every reason to believe she was…
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Is 844-491-1974 a Scam? What You Need to Know About This Student Loan Email
If you’ve received an email claiming to be from the “Student-Loan Finance Help Center,” offering student loan forgiveness and asking you to call 844-491-1974, you might be wondering whether it’s legitimate or a scam. Here’s what you need to know: This information is based on reports from individuals who may have experienced or encountered…
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Getting Calls From 888-531-5012? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Answer
If you’ve received calls from 888-531-5012 claiming to be from companies like “Shift Financial” or “Prime Rate Lending,” you’re not alone. Based on numerous user reports, this number is associated with suspicious activity involving unsolicited calls about loan applications that people never started. Here’s what the data tells us.
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Beware of the Rental Scam
Imagine this: you’re scrolling through Facebook, looking for a place to call home. You find a duplex that fits your budget, the pictures are perfect, and everything seems too good to pass up. You reach out to the person who posted the listing, and they respond quickly. They seem professional, accommodating, and willing to work…
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Beware of the Personalized Sextortion Email Scam
(photo) Have you gotten one of those weird, threatening emails that feels just a little too personal? Maybe it even included a photo of your house? Yeah, it’s creepy—and it’s part of a new twist on an old scam: sextortion. Let’s break it down, and more importantly, let’s make sure you don’t fall for it.
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The Email Bomb Scam You Need to Know About—Before It’s Too Late
Imagine waking up to find your inbox flooded with hundreds of random spam emails. At first, it might seem like a minor annoyance, but this deluge could be hiding something much more dangerous. This tactic, known as an email bomb, is often used by scammers to obscure important notifications, such as bank alerts, password change…