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Protecting Yourself from Insurance Scams: Know What to Document
Car accidents can be scary situations. After an accident, you’re likely shaken up, and the sudden appearance of helpful strangers or the confrontation of angry drivers can take you off-guard. However, you need to remember that insurance fraud is a real thing, and it happens every day. To help guard …
Health Scams: Phony Cure-Alls and Old-Fashioned Snake Oil
One of the oldest varieties of scams in the world is the “miracle cure.” Since the beginning of civilization, people have been looking for quick, easy ways to improve their health. And, invariably, people with ill intent try to defraud sick people by selling them bogus cure-alls and miracle drugs. …
Vaccine Scams Are Devious–and Dangerous
Talk of vaccines has become extremely common in recent days as the global vaccination effort is fully underway. However, this huge push for vaccination has also led to a proliferation of scams aimed at defrauding people who are eager to get a vaccine. Remember: official government sites and pharmacies won’t …
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Health Insurance Scams Are Real: Here’s How to Detect Them
Health insurance is a prickly topic. Everyone needs health insurance, whether they’re the picture of health or chronically ill. And, like it or not, health insurance doesn’t come cheap in the US. Many people get insurance provided through their employer. However, some people who are retired or work as independent …
Education Scams: Plagiarism and Homework Sites
If you’ve attended a school in recent years, you know how big the anti-plagiarism push is. For today’s kids, the pressure to do their own work is huge. The hyper-competitive world of academia is always pushing kids to do their absolute best, and many would-be scholars crumble under the pressure, …
School Safety: Should Your Kids Be Walking Home from School?
One word can make any parent’s blood run cold: kidnapping. Every parent knows the fear, that their child could be walking home from school, or from the school bus stop, and simply be scooped up by a stranger and vanish forever. It’s enough to make otherwise rational people go to …
Education Scams: Online “Colleges”
Online colleges are popular among people looking to improve their career prospects. When you’ve got bills pressing down on you, your day job to worry about, and you still want to go to school, online school is a great resource. Legitimate online universities offer you a chance to earn your …