Understand scams before they become a problem
Messaging Scams8 min read
Government impersonation is the fastest-growing category of scam report, and the toll message is its most successful form. The reason it works has nothing to do with tolls.
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Phishing8 min read
A convincing clone of a familiar voice now takes seconds of public audio. The defence is not detecting the fake — it is refusing to act on any call you did not place.
Messaging Scams9 min read
Easy remote work, a small payment that actually arrives, and then a deposit you must make to unlock the rest. The early payment is the whole mechanism.
Digital Safety8 min read
Account takeovers rarely start with a guessed password. They start with a recovery email or phone number nobody had checked in years — and the change is designed not to be noticed.
Fraud Prevention9 min read
Scams change their story constantly and their structure almost never. Four questions apply to the delivery driver text, the investment group and the call from your bank alike.
Social Media Scams9 min read
Nearly a third of people who lose money say it started on social media, and a growing share of the rest started with a search. The result you clicked was bought, not earned.
Website Safety8 min read
The part of a web address that decides where you are going is not where most people look. Reading it correctly takes five seconds and defeats most phishing.
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One scam pattern at a time, reconstructed from the first message to the payment that cannot be reversed.
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Deciding whether a site or a link deserves your details, before you type them in.
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The settings, habits and payment choices that keep a mistake from becoming a loss.
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Accounts, passwords, recovery and the first hour after something goes wrong.
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A scam pattern each week, reconstructed, with the tell that gives it away.