Fear Merchants Target Seniors with Fright Messaging

As people age, they often become more fearful or paranoid.  Sadly, that is a fact and is generally unavoidable.  Even sadder is that unsavory internet marketers have figured that out and are finding new ways to exploit this age-related vulnerability. Scientists have been studying the aging mind and have found that people over the age … Read more

COOL TIP: Reverse Phone Look-Up and People Search

You just got a phone call, email, text or letter from someone that you don’t know……what do you do?   In order to discovery the identity of the contactor, you can take five easy (and free) steps to sleuth this identity mystery. But beware:  most of the “people finder” services online should be avoided.  They will … Read more

Caveat ClickBank, ClickBetter and ClickSure: They’re not scams, but…

Our blog often deals with Internet scammers who are offering little of value for way too much money.    But there’s another thing that many Internet scams have in common: ClickBank , ClickBetter and ClickSure.   These two companies are affiliate-marketing network for digital products like eBooks, software and membership sites in different categories, handling credit … Read more

SCAM ALERT: The Sneaky Internet Speed Test Scams

Is your Internet connection feeling a bit sluggish?  Just conduct an Internet speed test.   Ooops!   Turns out some of those online speed tests might be a scam.   It turns out that online speed tests might be giving you biased information….intentionally.  We tested more than a half-dozen network speed calculators, the results varied … Read more

COOL TIP: Californian Can Protect Their Privacy in 2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed the California legislature in 2019 and the new law goes into effect on January 1, 2020. This groundbreaking law creates four basic rights for consumers: the right to know what information covered companies have about them, the right to request that information be deleted, the right to opt out … Read more