Scams That Fool Even the Smart

A Fortune Teller Muses: a short-short story

"They'll Never Catch ME:" An Elder Scammer

A Magical Teacher: A short-short story

Twin Towers: A short-short story

Five Virulent Corona Scams That Can Fool Even Smart People

The scammers must be as addicted to coronanews as we are, because their scams sure are capitalizing. As President Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” In just the first nine days of April, the Federal Trade Commission reported $7 million lost to scams.

My Psychology Today article today describes a current rogue’s gallery of coronascams and how to avoid them.

You Don't Have to Be Paranoid to Think Someone's Out to Get You

Sergeant Phil Esterhaus daily send-off to the cops in the iconic TV series Hill Street Blues was "Hey, let's be careful out there."

Indeed, there's plenty to be vigilant about. I offer a list in my PsychologyToday.com article today.