Tag: Avoiding and Reporting Scams

If there’s a high demand online for health and safety items, like facemasks and paper products, guess what scammers pretend to sell?

You probably know that COVID-19 tests are in short supply. But did you know there’s no shortage of scammers setting up fake COVID-19 testing sites to cash in on the crisis? 

Are you a United States citizen living abroad?

If you’re a regular reader of this blog — or of the news, you know that scammers are out in force, taking advantage of all aspects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

There’s a lot to worry about when it comes to the Coronavirus crisis, including the new ways scammers are using the economic impact payments (so-called “stimulus checks”) to trick people.

Many of us are at home, trying to protect our communities from the Coronavirus. (Thanks to those who are still working outside the home.

You’ve probably heard the news by now – the government is sending out relief checks as part of the federal response to the Coronavirus.

When we’re deciding between buying two products, if one product says, “Made in the USA,” does that influence how we make our decision?

During the Coronavirus outbreak, many people are working from home — and maybe even, for the first time in a long time, answering calls from unfamiliar phone numbers.