In the vast world of social media and online property marketing, the convenience of reaching potential tenants comes with a downside—rental scams. As a rental property owner, the potential pitfalls of these scams are not only financial but can tarnish your hard-earned reputation. In this guide, we will look into the intricate web of rental…Read More
Travellers using the popular hotel website Booking.com are being warned not to fall for scam emails asking them to confirm their hotel payment, after a hack of Booking.com’s email system. In recent weeks the Observer has been contacted by a number of customers claiming that they had received scam emails from within the Booking.com system….Read More
A mum desperate for work to pay for her sick husband’s care was conned into handing over her life savings in a highly-elaborate employment scam. Nikki, 53, who lives in Brisbane, was already in dire financial straits before a man named ‘Alvis’ targeted her on LinkedIn, offered her online marketing work, and tricked her out…Read More
A scam victim wrote to Mothership to tell her tale: I lost S$750 to a Taylor Swift concert ticket scam on Sep. 24, 2023. While the amount of money I have lost is not much compared to other scam victims who have lost thousands and even millions, I hope my story serves as a cautionary…Read More
A MUM-OF-FOUR who was prepared to abandon her family for a younger man that she met online has revealed it was because “intimacy was never great” with her husband. Sarah and Keith, both in their 40s, had been married for nearly 18 years when he discovered she was texting other men behind his back. Sarah…Read More
Thinking she could get around $107,700 in return – a profit of almost $18,000 in a week – Ms Lee asked to withdraw her money and commission. She was shocked to hear she had to pay a fee of around $6,000 to withdraw the money. Ms Lee said: “I told the staff member I had…Read More
Rich Dad Scam #4: You Should Live Below Your Means How to NOT live below your means and start expanding them instead by Rich Dad Personal Finance Team last updated October 12, 2023 This is the fourth post in the series Rich Dad Scams, scams that the rich perpetrate on the poor and middle class…Read More
Top O’ the Briefing Happy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Klebwinz was slow to admit that Beverly Hills wasn’t a good target market for his Cheetos-encrusted bacon balls vending machines. While watching the various responses to the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, it’s galling to see so many educated Americans throw in with the…Read More
The FBI’s San Francisco office warned the public on Tuesday against a new scam called “The Phantom Hacker” that targets older adults. In the new scam, swindlers pretend to be tech support staff, bank employees and government officials and contact older adults to deceive them into thinking that foreign hackers have infiltrated their financial account,…Read More
A small-town bank in South Australia has managed to save a local elderly couple from losing thousands of dollars to a sophisticated scam. Key points: Branch manager at National Australia Bank (NAB) Renmark, Tammy McBride, said it all started with a telephone call. “The customers were targeted by a telephone call from the scammer who was pretending…Read More