March 2022

Fraud happens everywhere, but did we expect it to happen in the well-loved wizarding world? In the book series Gilderoy Lockhart, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, book two of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, became especially...

The world’s heaviest strawberry (recorded by Guinness World Records) was a whopping 10.19 ounces (289 grams) grown and picked on a family farm near the city of Netanya in central Israel. With summer comes festivals, concerts, and picking fresh fruit from your local farm. Which also means National Strawberry Month. A month we celebrate everything...

According to Embroker, 75% of employees admit to stealing from their employer at least once. Inventory theft, data theft, payroll theft, theft of cash and theft of service are the most common ways for an employer to steal from a company. Here are some over-the-top examples of in-house theft and employee fraud:

Taking a bite...

National Garlic Day is a day to celebrate a versatile bulb that can be used for everything from a delicious spread on toast to medical purposes. Garlic is said to have antibiotic properties and can also allegedly wards off vampires. No wonder so many people want to get their hands on it. While some choose...

National Look-Alike Day is a day to celebrate how much you may look like another person. Some look-alikes impersonate celebrities, some just happen to look a lot like other people, and others choose to steal your identity on purpose. In the popular Brad Paisley Song “Online” he sings “I’m so much cooler online” well… people...

An up-rise in pet adoptions came during the pandemic. Unfortunately, pet theft has also risen due to criminals capitalizing on the demand for pandemic pups. In 2021 two French bulldogs (Koji and Gustav) belonging to famous singer Lady Gaga, were stolen while on a walk in Los Angeles. The dog walker was injured and hospitalized...

Sites like GoFundMe and Kickstarter are fund-raising sites that became popular in the last decade. They were created to give individuals a platform to raise money for practically anything (events, bills, expenses to create a new product, to buy a new TV). The platforms give a space to request funding and to gift funds to...

National Hairball Awareness Day is every year on the last Friday in April. It promotes awareness of our cats’ health and happiness....

Every holiday scammers take advantage of the influx of consumers on the online market. The biggest holidays for online scams are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Valentine’s Day, but what do you have to worry about this Easter?

Be on the lookout for:
– Unsolicited ecards that contain malicious links.
– Shipping confirmation emails that...

Our men and women in uniform see hardships in areas of their life including family, finances, and service. Identity theft shouldn’t be one of them, but identity theft took a heavy toll on military personnel, veterans, and their families in 2021. Fraud levels rose to unprecedented levels, $267 million in losses to a variety of...