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If you’re preparing to buy your first home, watch out. Scammers are lurking everywhere, eager to con you at every stage of the process, from mortgage application to home inspection. And it’s not just homebuyers who are at risk. Real…
Some scams are easy to spot. I like to think if I connected with The Tinder Swindler on a dating app, I’d realize something was up the first time the so-called heir to a diamond fortune hit me up for…
Your Social Security Number (SSN) is one of the most important private details you have, and it’s worth protecting. It’s an identifier that tracks how much money you earn during your lifetime, helping the federal government calculate your Social Security…
Some people credit Al Capone, the most notorious gangster of the 20th century, with inventing the term “money laundering.” According to legend, Capone hid the profits from his criminal empire by operating a series of laundromats. These businesses made a…
Fifteen years ago, my husband was the victim of identity theft. A thief using his name stole $12,000 from our bank account, and it took us hours of work over several months to clear it up. And we got off…
One morning as you’re hurrying to get ready for work, you get a call from your credit card company. The caller says there may be a fraudulent charge and asks you to verify your credit card number. You do, and…
It’s normal to stumble around this world knowing that there are bad apples but thinking you’re never going to bite into one. People have a normalcy bias — a bias that causes many to miss or underestimate the threat of…
I can vividly remember the day last summer when my wife and I were walking into a movie at the theater when I received a phone call from an unknown number. I decided to listen to the voice message before…
It feels comfortable to have an expert on your side, leading many investors to seek the assistance of investment advisors. And with the stock market seeing regulatory upgrade after regulatory upgrade, investors feel safer and tend to have an overall…
Tax scams happen year-round, but they tend to crop up most often during tax season. It’s easy to see why. During the 2019 fiscal year, the IRS collected more than $3.5 trillion in taxes and issued more than $452 billion…
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