April showers bring May flowers... and more ways to get scammed than usual. To help arm you against getting taken advantage of, we've rounded up three of the biggest types of scams you need to be on the lookout for and shared them with you in this month's newsletter. Here is what you need to know about tax scams, text message phishing attempts, and a particularly heartbreaking version of catfishing.
What's less fun than doing your taxes? Getting scammed while doing your taxes. Thankfully, the IRS releases its "dirty dozen" report of pervasive scams each tax season—and we've got the inside scoop on the ones you need to pay the most attention to this year.
Smishing — or phishing attempts that take place over text messages — is more prevalent than ever (we bet you've gotten at least one scammy text message this week!). In this article, we've rounded up the top 6 most common types of smishing schemes blowing up our phones right now and shared how to protect yourself against each one.
Realizing that the amazing person you thought you were connecting with online is someone else entirely is bad enough—but realizing they've also been prying private information or even money from you is more than just heartbreaking. And that's exactly what happens in particularly cruel catphishing scams. Here, we share everything you need to know to protect your heart (and wallet).
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