Scam of the Month: Toll Trolls
A troll asking you to pay a toll sounds like something out of a nursery rhyme, right? In this scam, a text message says you owe an unpaid invoice for a traffic toll, and includes a payment link. It may look real – but (like the non-internet kind of trolls) the...
Scam of the Month: Text me Back, Bro
Have you gotten a text message asking you to reply Y, then close the window and open it again? Here’s why. What’s that all about? Weird, right? So, this phenomenon has to do with some built-in iPhone protections. Android users – don’t stop...
Scam of the Month: Student Loan Payoffs
I am so excited to report that for once, this Scam of the Month story is A WIN! Student Loans are the largest debt that most people have, they they are maddeningly difficult to get paid off. This creates a perfect opportunity for fraudsters to step in. And so they...