Phishing

On top of the holiday season, tough times like the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can often bring out the best in people, but can also showcase them at their worst.

Sadly, as technology gets more sophisticated by the day, so do scams. And some are so subtle that you wouldn't even know that you've been had until well after the fact, if ever.

If a Google Doc invitation addressed to an email account like "hhhhhhhhhhh@mailinator.com" has recently come into your inbox, it's probably best to avoid opening that email or, worse yet, clicking on any links contained therein.

If a letter lands in your mailbox, on official-looking letterhead, informing you of a possible inheritance, contact the Federal Trade Commission. You're likely a target of a new wave of scams aimed at cleaning you out.

Let the buyer beware! A new phishing scam is costing unsuspecting home buyers money.

Every time a new technology comes out, a new scam seems to pop up to take advantage. And warnings are coming out that scammers are targeting American consumers who are unfamiliar with the new credit card chip technology that a lot of us are starting to see.

With the explosive popularity of the new iPhone 6 line and Apple's iOS 8, the digital landscape is ripe for scammers to prey on unsuspecting customers.

Every now and then an internet scam pops up that seems like it could be legit and people get pulled into it. Just today a new one is spreading around.