Better Beware!

I get phony scam emails just like you do.  Here are some of the more outrageous ones I’ve received, recognized, failed to fall for — and saved so I could give  you a laugh!

Phony websites that are exact imitations of real ones are popping up all over the place, more than ever before. Here’s how to spot a fake and avoid giving away your personal info or passwords — or letting crooks take over your computer.

Digital payment services like Venmo, Zelle and Cash App have become more and more dangerous. It’s not just hackers, it’s street criminals — this is a new way to assault and rob people in person! Watch out!

More of the latest wrinkles in scams and swindles that have surfaced recently. It’s important to keep up and not let the scammers get ahead of you!

The bad guys are getting better — at being bad. This is the first part of our look at the most dangerous things going on today, and what you need to beware of most in 2024.

Let’s take a look at the best of the worst in the year we’ve just finished. Here are the nastiest and most successful scams of 2023.

We are always trying to figure out what the truth is, especially when we have big decisions to make. Here are some tips on how to make informed decisions.

There’s a sneaky scam going around lately that tries to fool customers of Amazon, Inc., the world’s largest marketplace. That probably includes you — so watch out!

The Better Business Bureau’s “Scamtracker” has all kinds of info, easily searchable and sortable. Here are three local suckers who lost money within the last year.

Watch out for someone trying to sell you a COVID-19 vaccine, because if you have to pay, it isn’t real. Also, child safety kits are scamming local families. Listen now, to lean how to avoid these scammers and more.