Love, Lies, and Algorithms
Modern romance scams aren’t powered by love. They’re powered by psychology, technology, and increasingly, artificial intelligence.
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The Summer Scam Calendar: How Criminals Follow Your Vacation Plans
Scammers love summer because routines change, families travel, and people become easier to deceive. From fake vacation rentals to grandparent scams, here’s the six-week fraud calendar criminals use to target retirees.
Urgency, Secrecy, Exclusivity, Authority: The Four Horsemen of Scams
Scams work because they hijack something human: your desire to fix problems fast. And once you’ve been hit—or watched friends get hit—it’s tempting to swing too far the other way and assume everyone is crooked, every call is a trap, and every offer is a con. That’s not “street smarts.” That’s just exhaustion. So here’s … Read more