A Dictionary of Popular Scams

A Dictionary of Popular Scams

We’ve been talking about technology, scams, and scammers themselves. I thought it might be helpful to go over a few terms so that we are on the same page. Scammers Merriam-Webster defines scammers as “one who perpetrates a scam : a person who commits or participates...
What the heck is the Age Tech industry?

What the heck is the Age Tech industry?

Last week, I interviewed Patrick Baker about the different ways in which our personal information (“the Holy Trinity”) can be used to scam us. Even though some of it can be accomplished through technology, there are also many opportunities to use technology to improve...
Scamming Their Way Into Your Wallet

Scamming Their Way Into Your Wallet

“Scammers are getting more and more sophisticated as they use both technology and psychology to trap their victims”, Patrick Baker of Prime Life Tech tells me. Using what professionals call “social engineering”, scammers are looking to elicit a reactive emotional...