Five Home Repair Scams to Look Out for After Irma

Five Home Repair Scams to Look Out for After Irma

Just when you thought it was over, here come the con artists! Scammers always come a knocking, or a ringing, or emailing after natural disasters.  With homeowners and insurance companies alike overwhelmed, hurricanes like Harvey and Irma make the perfect storm for...
Investigate Your Clients Before You Sign that Contract

Investigate Your Clients Before You Sign that Contract

Put down that pen!  When negotiating and drafting contracts with new clients, it’s important you know not only what you’re getting yourself into, but WHO you are getting yourself into it with. As professionals, we need to make sure our clients are who they...
oo Good to be True: The Latest Medical Bill Pay Scam!

oo Good to be True: The Latest Medical Bill Pay Scam!

We are most vulnerable to being scammed when we’re desperate, and many of us are desperately drowning in medical bills.  If you get a call claiming to be from a hospital or government agency offering to cover your medical bills for free, this is not a lifeline,...
Con Alert: Don’t Fall For a Utilities Scam!

Con Alert: Don’t Fall For a Utilities Scam!

It’s summer and that means you don’t want to loose your air conditioning! Utilities scams – like most scams – are hinged on cultivating a sense of urgency and immediate response without time to think things through. Con artists have been...
What’s the Secret Code on Your SmartPhone Tracking You?

What’s the Secret Code on Your SmartPhone Tracking You?

What’s in an app?  Amidst all of the lines of code, researchers have found over 230 apps that have a special ultrasonic listening technology called SilverPush embedded in them. How can you find out if you’ve got SilverPush on your smartphone?  What can you...