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A New Trump Presidency Inaugurates an Old Con Jan. 21, 2025

Froma Harrop

Right before his inauguration, Donald Trump issued a $TRUMP meme coin featuring a defiant him pumpin... Read More

Spotting the Red Flags in an Online Relationship Nov. 16, 2024

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I met this guy who seems to be my soulmate. He lives in America, and I'm in South Africa... Read More

Trump Simply Likes to Scam Little People Oct. 22, 2024

Froma Harrop

With the election upon us, many voters are focused on Donald Trump's unravelling mental state and hi... Read More

Class Action Scams Sep. 18, 2024

John Stossel

Have you gotten a letter that says, "You may be entitled to compensation"? I get a bunch. One claime... Read More

Creeps Hunt Kids on Social Media Apr. 23, 2024

Froma Harrop

We have entered a new social media hell, where online creeps run sadistic schemes targeting high sch... Read More

Death to the Credentialocracy Jan. 19, 2024

Ted Rall

The summer after junior year, my college expelled me. Six years later, I returned and graduated with... Read More

This Is How I Feel About Groupon and Similar Coupon-Like Plans Nov. 09, 2023

Everyday Cheapskate

My virtual mailbag is turning up questions and situations that I doubt are exclusive to only the wri... Read More

Brother Conned Our Mother Until the End Sep. 19, 2023

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: When my mother was in a coma, dying, my brother closed her safety deposit box. He was co... Read More

Scams Against Old People Are a Scourge of Our Society Aug. 03, 2023

Froma Harrop

I oversaw the care of an elderly friend in his last years. Up until age 86, Frank was pretty much in... Read More

Electric Cars Are a Scam Jul. 14, 2023

David Harsanyi

The left likes to treat skeptics of electrical cars as if they were Luddites. Truth is, making an ex... Read More

Beware Online Scammers Jul. 05, 2023

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I had a chat interaction with a person on a website a year ago that sounds similar to th... Read More

Five Invisible Events That Can Cost Home Sellers a Bundle May. 30, 2023

Dear Monty

Dear Monty: We recently sold our home. We were planning on using an agent we knew. He worked for one... Read More

Beware Debt-settlement Schemes and Scam Artists Mar. 14, 2023

Everyday Cheapskate

The ads are compelling. "If you have at least $10,000 of credit card debt, you are eligible to have ... Read More

COVID-19 Scamdemic Feb. 24, 2023

Marc Dion

Are you dead? Probably not. You're reading this column. Am I dead? Well, not right now. I'm writing.... Read More

Trump Isn't the Only Big Lie Grifter Dec. 23, 2022

Joe Conason

Most Americans know by now that former President Donald Trump isn't a brilliant business executive, ... Read More

Skip a Payment?! Dec. 21, 2022

Everyday Cheapskate

Get a load of the "gift" that reader Julie W. got in the mail from her bank several months ago: Dea... Read More

Home Equity Scams Dec. 06, 2022

Everyday Cheapskate

Homeowners beware. These days, home loan scam artists are lurking around every corner. They're hungr... Read More

The Taxpayer-funded College Scam Nov. 30, 2022

Betsy McCaughey

For decades, parents have sacrificed and students have gone into debt to fund college degrees that l... Read More

The Campus Diversity Scam Oct. 26, 2022

Betsy McCaughey

Democratic politicians and their media toadies are warning that the Supreme Court is poised to rule ... Read More

Exploiting the Elderly Jul. 16, 2022

Dear Annie®

Dear Annie: I've been engaged for eight months. I'm so happy about the fact that I've finally found ... Read More