What Scam As A Service Learned from the Gold Rush
In 1848 with the gold rush just beginning a smart man named Sam Brannan opened up a mining supply store in Sutters Fort. He bought up every shovel, pick and pan in the area (investing about $70,000 at the time) and then sold that equipment to the flood of 49’ers that arrived to find gold. […]
2020 Fraud – Imposters, ID Thieves & Benefit Raiders
Identity thieves, imposters, and fraud rings hell-bent on raiding government programs ran amok in 2020 creating one of the worst years for fraud in history. The FTC released their Consumer Fraud Sentinel Report this month, and it shows how big of a role the pandemic had in shaping consumers’ experience with fraud in 2020. Overall, […]