Tag: scams

  • Three Generations of My Family Fell For Financial Fraud

    Three Generations of My Family Fell For Financial Fraud

    These days it’s unlikely you’ll be pickpocketed in the city square by singing and dancing orphans (think “Oliver Twist”). It’s more likely you’ll be mugged without even leaving your home. Financial fraud can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone…and you aren’t even compensated for your loss with a jaunty dance number.  I have a few infuriating…

  • Take Heed Neighbour! Don’t Get Burned!

    Take Heed Neighbour! Don’t Get Burned!

    I love snuggling up beside our gas fireplace during the winter. It’s the coziest. However, ever since the incident when our daughter backed up into the hot glass and scorched her leg, the unit has sat cold and flameless. Avery is now nine and she understands the concept of “danger” and “don’t touch that” and…