tech support scams - Financial Fright

Tech & Social Media Scams

Fake Antivirus Software: How Scareware Bleeds You Dry

That urgent virus warning flashing on your screen is probably the virus. Fake antivirus software turned fear into a $1.5 billion industry by inventing threats that don’t exist and selling cures that destroy your computer. The warning pop-up is the attack.

BBO
October 16, 2025

Tech & Social Media Scams

Tech Support Scams: Microsoft/Apple Impersonators Exposed

A terrified elderly woman on the phone with a tech support scammer, who is represented by a shadowy hacker figure with a glowing digital lock.

The Call That Stole $12,000 The phone rang. Caller ID said “Microsoft…

BBO
October 12, 2025

A group of people speak to the media at a press conference in front of a banner reading "LuLaRich: The True Cost of MLMs." This scene represents the whistleblowers and documentaries that exposed the truth behind the LuLaRoe collapse.

Case Studies

How the LuLaRoe Collapse (a Legging MLM) Destroyed Families

The LuLaRoe MLM collapse left thousands drowning in debt, maxed-out credit cards, and…

BBO
November 25, 2025

A distressed woman stands in a garage filled with stacks of unsold "Herbalife MLM" products, symbolizing the financial loss and inventory loading.

Case Studies

Herbalife MLM Analysis: Why 99% of Distributors Lose Money

You can make $100,000 a year working from home!" they promise. Show you photos of…

BBO
November 22, 2025

Executives John Stumpf and Carrie Tolstedt, central figures in the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal, with an "Eight is Great" sales banner in the background.

Case Studies

Wells Fargo Fake Accounts: 3.5 Million Fraudulent Accounts Exposed

"Eight is great!" the sales goal at Wells Fargo. Eight products per customer. Except…

BBO
November 13, 2025

A dark, gritty feature image illustrating the Enron Accounting Fraud, showing Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow at a press podium under harsh lighting, with the title 'ENRON ACCOUNTING FRAUD' in red stencil text above them.

Case Studies

Enron Accounting Fraud: How Employees Lost Their Retirement

America's 7th largest company. "Most Innovative Company" six years running. Then one…

BBO
November 8, 2025