Over the last year, new Medicare cards have been sent out. These new cards now have a unique ID consisting of random numbers instead of Social Securit…

Scammers love to target senior citizens. Some seniors are good targets because they are trusting, uncomfortable with technology, and usually answer th…

Scammers have found a new, sneaky way to use your personal details to steal your identity and your money. It’s called "SIM swapping", or perhaps bet…

How many robocalls do you receive every day? Many of us receive numerous calls a day. While there are legitimate reasons to use recorded or automated …

A guarantee: If you have money troubles and it becomes known, you are a bigger target for scammers.

If you are interested in scams, then you'll love the little experiment that Target Stores recently pulled on customers. I say "experiment" since Targe…

If you have been online for any length of time, you have heard about phishing. Phishing uses a variety of methods to obtain your personal and financia…

Your smartphone—right now—is probably the focus of scammers and hackers. Fraudsters who used to focus on attacking your PC are now a lot …

Phishing scams using emails, texts, and websites have been around for years. Telephone-based phishing scams have been around for years, too. The phon…

In late September, Facebook announced that a security breach was discovered on September 25th that affected almost 50 million accounts. The hackers st…

Are you on your computer, smartphone or tablet all the time? If so, chances are you can really benefit from this crash course in upping your online "s…

If you're looking to get a better return on investment (compared to today's historically low interest rates), be extra cautious for promissory note …

One of the things I hate most in the world is losing money. Wait, you know what I hate even worse? Losing money because of a bad decision or negative …

Have you seen our recent video on whether you can trust online reviews or not...? With brushing scams coming into play, the answer is a plain "no."

Cell-phone account fraud is a rapidly growing threat to your privacy and financial well-being. Criminals open up a phony cell-phone account in your n…

Greek letters and cellphones make phishing scams a lot more likely to happen. And you may be next on the hook...

I encountered my first online scam as an undergrad. I was looking for a roommate and received an inquiry via a popular online forum that seemed legiti…

The world is going green, and so are scammers. Find out how they are after your (green) money.

Stay safe this holiday season with these FoolProof tips. From all of us at FoolProof, Happy Holidays!

Research charities before you give. There’s scammers after your money, and you nor the charities should be the victim.