Category: Wise Warnings

Fake Coronavirus Checks & Grants

Written by Andy Wise on March 27, 2020. Posted in Wise Warnings.

You knew it would happen, especially when Washington is considering emergency checks for citizens as part of the stimulus package. Here’s how to spot the fakes.

Top 10 Scams of 2019, per Fraud.org

Written by Andy Wise on March 2, 2020. Posted in Wise Warnings.

To commemorate National Consumer Protection Week (March 1-7), the National Consumer League’s Fraud.org breaks down the worst offenders.

Mobile payment apps: avoiding the scams

Written by Andy Wise on February 5, 2020. Posted in Wise Warnings.

Embrace mobile payment apps. They’re wonderful. Just let me help you avoid the scams.

ALERT: 3 Rising Auto Insurance Scams

Written by Andy Wise on January 15, 2020. Posted in Wise Warnings.

Each ties to repairs. Each has several varieties. Each costs us all in higher premiums.

The new #1 phone scam in America is…

Written by Andy Wise on January 4, 2020. Posted in Wise Warnings.

…someone claiming to be calling on behalf of the Social Security Administration. They say your benefits have been suspended for non-payment of payroll taxes, and there’s a warrant out for your arrest. It’s a scam, each and every time, and always has been, yet you keep falling for it.