Better Beware!

We’re having another epidemic — of health misinformation, spread at the speed of light on the internet, and especially on social media. Swallowing lies and wrong information can literally kill you! Here are some facts, and some ways to stay safe…and healthy.

Mexican crime cartels are ripping off American timeshare owners by offering to buy their timeshare at a very attractive price. This telephone scam has netted them hundreds of millions! Here’s how it works and what to watch out for.

Do you make up your own mind — or just choose who to believe? That can be dangerous, these days. “You pilot always into an unknown future. Facts are your single clue. Get the facts!” — Robert A. Heinlein

A total solar eclipse will pass right over Bloomington next Monday, and there are dangers from strangers, from traffic, from the eclipse itself — and from phony eclipse glasses sold by fraudsters! Here’s how to stay safe.

Romance scams are huge today, and all kinds of people are being targeted. This kind of fraud works all too well, and ripped off more than a billion dollars in 2022 alone. You may think you’re safe — but how about your family members and your friends?

Here are three scams that are prevalent right now — here in Indiana, and all over the country. They’re just a few of the many swindles that are costing Americans many billions of dollars these days, but they are ones that are most likely to hit on you.

Deepfake pictures and videos have suddenly become much more dangerous — and much more prevalent — because Artificial Intelligence can create them easily and cheaply. Here’s a great big headsup, and some ways to identify things you see (and hear) that are not real.

TikTok has been a very popular social media over the last five years, but it may be on the decline — because there are a lot of reports about it which are very worrying. Here’s what we’ve found out.

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.