Amazing numbers of Americans are losing amazing amounts of money to these con games, and here’s what you need to know to avoid them.

Credits: Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Here are some basic rules for modern living – this time, things you should never do, but people do anyway… way too much!

Credits: Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.

Cyber crime is the new bank robbing, and your wallet is the bank! In this episode of our weekly consumer watchdog segment, Richard Fish takes us through what to look out for to keep your dough in your pocket.

Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish, with help from WFHB News Director Wes Martin.

Some stupid scammers tried to hook our News Director, but they’re far from the only ones you’ve got to beware of right now – WFHB’s Richard Fish brings us this report about several fraudulent schemes.

American scammers right here in Bloomington were preying on Chinese students – until the State shut them down – and Chinese fraudsters are still targeting them, from coast to coast.

Several items: A robocaller gets nailed, the EquiFax breach is even worse than we thought, ‘Congratulations!’ is now a dirty word, and let’s hope you don’t get Rowhammered.

Some “storm chasers” got caught; the Nigerian Prince Scam is doing better than ever; and here’s a look at what your stolen information is worth to fraudsters on the Dark Web.

If you’re near a microphone these days, everything you say and do can be overheard… and microphones are everywhere, from your smartphone to your refrigerator. Here’s a look at the danger everyone faces.

Tech-support scams are back, sneakier than ever. And the roll out of the new Medicare ID card is creating a minefield for older people. Spread the word!

With the deadline to file taxes almost here, our consumer watchdog segment has a few reminders about the major dangers facing all of us at Tax Time, and the most common scams the IRS is warning about.