The Unexpected Cyber RiskYou might not think you’re at a big risk of cyber attacks because you’re not a tech company. You might be a manufacturing company, a retailer, or some other non-tech type company. But cyber attacks are actually more common in non-tech companies. And your actual building, your structure, your facility might be […]
Auto Loan Refinancing ScamsWe’re seeing a lot of scam companies out there offering auto loan refinancing, not modification but refinancing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has a really good article about these kinds of scams and how to recognize them. Are you having trouble paying your car loan and thinking about doing business with a […]
Pig Butchering Online FraudSome of the scammers behind these pig butchering online frauds are actually big time. Here’s an article from The Wall Street Journal that came out this week that there’s a kingpin in China who is one of the bosses behind these online frauds called pig butchering scams. The US actually has some […]
The Problem with Zelle’s Payment SystemMillions of dollars have been lost through payments going through the Zelle payment online system that both Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Chase Bank have put together as a convenient way of sending money to other people, kind of like PayPal. Over the years, scammers have exploited that system […]
The Severity of Cyber Attacks and Ransomware PaymentsSo how bad are cyber attacks and ransomware payments? So bad that even the government may step in and make them illegal. Background: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)There is a law called the FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act). What does that mean? What does it have to […]
Misdirected Transfers in Financial FraudOne of the scariest things we’re seeing in financial fraud are these misdirected transfers. It could be a title company doing a real estate closing. It could be a purchase from a company. We had one a couple weeks ago with a fire department. A municipal fire agency was purchasing a […]
Dealing with Online Scams and FraudIf you’ve been a victim of some type of online scam or fraud, you may be very upset, frustrated, and angry at the scammers for taking your money. There are ways to investigate, look at recovery, conduct an investigation, or prosecute, and we’ve talked about that before. The link below […]
Clean Technica is a publication that does a very good job covering environmental issues, especially electric vehicles, and in this article, they ask a question: should you never buy a used EV or should you never buy used EVs? It’s a really good and honest article about what is important to consider when purchasing a […]
Vehicle Title ResearchSome of our regular viewers may already know this, but we are a certified and licensed vehicle title research company. As part of our efforts, we’ve been doing this for about 20 years. We are a member of an organization called EART, which is a group of large companies that are working on […]
