Protect Your Chip!

Protect Your Chip!

But credit and debit card chips are much more secure than magnetic strip cards, right? Wrong! It didn’t take long for scammers to figure out a high tech way to snatch info off of chip transactions to generate magnetic strips to steal your account info. How can...

Psychic or Psych-Out. Scams that Prey on an Uncertain Future

According to USA Today, while only about 22% of American adults have consulted a professional psychic, clairvoyant, or medium, one in every three reports they have had some sort of psychic experience. Many Americans seek psychic guidance with the help of a psychic or...

TurboTax Phishing Scam on the Loose

With tax season wrapping up in the next few weeks, con artists are at their prime time to catch taxpayers at their most vulnerable. Cons work when scammers are able to create a sense of urgency and stress to get their mark to forego skepticism and ACT NOW. Resist the...
Perception Check: Going Viral Turns Fiction into Fact

Perception Check: Going Viral Turns Fiction into Fact

The saying goes that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth. When a satirical article goes viral, this is exactly what happens, even if that’s not what the author intended. Have you ever read a headline in your Facebook feed that sounds ridiculous but...