Email & Phishing

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How to outsmart email "phishing" scams

"Phishing" scams have become a real problem in recent years. Phishing is when you receive an email from a company, requesting more information on your account, or indicating there was a problem with a recent purchase, etc. But in reality, the email is just a cleverly disguised scam, designed to ...

Criminal ring involved in online car selling scam busted

RIP-OFF ALERT: An international criminal ring that would screen scrape legitimate online listings of cars for sale and then pose as the real seller has been indicted in Los Angeles. Here's how this particular scam played out: The crooks would take the photos, the VIN and the description of real ...

Websites sharing your info is more common than previously thought

Popular websites you might use everyday are collecting visitor info and sharing it with marketing partners more often than you think, according to the findings of a Stanford University graduate student. Jonathan Mayer released the results of a study last week that found info including first name, last name, birthday, ...

Beware of cold calls from bogus tech experts

RIP-OFF ALERT: Microsoft has put out a special consumer alert to warn about bogus computer security engineers making cold calls to convince people their computers are at risk for a security threat. The phonies offer a free security check over the phone in an effort to get you to give ...

Beware of free trials offers

RIP-OFF ALERT: Try our product for free…no obligation! That should be a scary phrase for consumers all over the country. I think about how many calls I get from people who have signed on for a free trial offer, and then there are suddenly mysterious bogus charges for hundreds of ...

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Avoid The Movie Trailer Scam

Hey movie buffs: Online movie trailers are fun...but some aren't what they seem to be. Clark explains, and offers some tips to avoid getting scammed.

Impostor scams are a fast-growing fraud

RIP-OFF ALERT: Impostor scams -- where a criminal poses either online or on the phone as your close friend or relative in need of monetary assistance -- are one of the fastest-growing areas of fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Here's how these scams typically play out: You get ...

Free movie downloads may conceal viruses

RIP-OFF ALERT: Summer blockbuster season is here, but read this warning first before you click around the web looking for trailers of hot movies you want to see. My executive producer Christa told me about an article she read in Real Simple magazine that detailed the dangers of free movie ...

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Has Your Name and Email Been Exposed?

We've just experienced what could be one of the biggest breaches of a database of customer names and e-mails for scores of popular companies--many of which you may frequent. Here's what you need to know.

Scam e-mails circulating about the royal wedding

RIP-OFF ALERT: With all the media frenzy surrounding the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, I want to remind you to be on guard about scammy e-mail come-ons related to the nuptials. CNN.com reports that dangerous e-mails with subject lines like "Kate's Wedding Dress Details - Leaked!" and ...