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Drone Scams for Fear and Profit

Drone Scams for Fear and Profit

When technology proliferates faster than consumer understanding, the gap of uncertainty opens the door for con artists. This is what is happening in the world of drones. As drones for personal use become more and more common, misunderstandings of what is real tech and...

Google Investigations Tank Cases

Google Investigations Tank Cases

The investigative industry has evolved since I started 30 years ago. I often wonder if the private investigative field is a dying profession. Now that law firms have assistants with Internet access, too many attorneys think that an hour or two in front of a computer...

Taxpayer Beware: “IRS” Tax Scams Up 400% in 2016

Taxpayer Beware: “IRS” Tax Scams Up 400% in 2016

There's no time of year when the average citizen is pulled deeper into the mire of bureaucracy than tax season. We're surrounded by piles and piles of our own most personal information, from bank account numbers to social security numbers, to our recent employment...

Fledgling Skype Romance or Love Scam?

Fledgling Skype Romance or Love Scam?

Just in time for Valentine's Day, dating scams are on the rise. Since the advent of chat rooms, instant messenger, and social media, people have been falling in love in cyberspace. While meeting people over the internet is nothing new, neither are the risks that come...

When Scambaiting Revenge Turns Bitter

Contrary to cliché, revenge is not bittersweet when it comes to conning the con artist. It's bitter, annoying at best, and dangerous at worst. Being the target of an attempted scam can be infuriating, and it's normal to want to get even or try to turn the tables....

Drugs in the Deep Dark Web

Drugs in the Deep Dark Web

In this day and age, you can do nearly everything over the internet. You can buy goods and listen to music from around the world, conduct business, transfer money, and keep in touch with coworkers and friends via email and social media. You can also scam businesses...

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