Entries by jwrighte

Gift Card Fraud

Be Aware of Gift Card Fraud Owing to their versatility, gift cards are one of the most popular gifts given during the holidays. In fact, consumers spend over $25 billion on gift cards during the holiday shopping season alone.

Online Shopping Return: How to Get a Cash Refund

Best Strategies For Securing an Online Shopping Return Sometimes online shopping results in receiving an item that is not quite what you wanted. Maybe you decide later that you don’t like the color; or it was a gift for a friend who would like to return the item; or you realize that you don’t need […]

3 Scams Against Senior Citizens

Scams Against Senior Citizens Are Pervasive In Today’s Society The respect your elders directive has been sorely ignored. In fact, we daily see people taking advantage of the elderly. Scams against senior citizens are increasing in number and deviousness. It truly is a sad state of affairs when people are willing to sink to the […]

5 Social Media Scams to Avoid

Beware: Social Media Scams Abound It’s really quite disheartening that people are so vile. Scams against senior citizens and college student scams have long proliferated our society. Now, though, with the advent of social media, the riff raff is at it again. They’ve developed a number of methods to rip you off.

Recognize and Avoid Email Scams

Email Scams Steal Money and Personal Information Gone are the days of junk mail in the physical mailbox. Today, scammers don’t have to invest in stamps to attempt to cheat you out of your money or steal your identity. No, the advent of email has increased scam potential and made a host of people vulnerable […]

Identifying Counterfeit Websites

Beware of Counterfeit Websites When Shopping Online In a largely unregulated cyber-world, it is unsurprising to note that there are a number of counterfeits websites out there. Previously people had to venture to New York’s Chinatown or Los Angele’s Santee Alley to locate fake Burberry’s and Coach’s. Some effort to attain these imitations had to […]