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, it's a...

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 pulling off utilities scams...

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 do about...

Unless you can provide clear leads, the police are unlikely to prioritize your case.  That's just one reason to get a PI on the job. Don't wait for the police department to follow up on your report.  Hire a PI to investigate your case. A PI can work your case up to...

Infomercials aren't the only TV scams out there! TV 3.0 is the next generation of content consumption - social, measurable, on-demand video that is accessible across all devices. Con artists look for problems and offer false solutions that their victims desperately...

The IRS has issued a warning that the W-2 email scam from last March is back and evolved. Last year, the scam impacted the corporate world, harvesting personal employee information to create fraudulent tax returns.  Now these emails have popped up in the inboxes of...

Political activism and resistance is an essential component of any legitimate democracy.  However, more and more people are now facing the real threat of loosing their jobs should their political opinions and actions come to light. You should never compromise your...

The year is only just beginning and already the Congressional Ethics Committee is under attack.  In 2008, this body was formed to address a slew of scandals that resulted in lawmakers seeing jail time.  This misconception guiding the decision to disable this...