Series: Scams and Cons

Real scams, run through 25 years of cybersecurity instinct and a ghostwriter’s eye for a story. Each piece breaks down an actual con I was targeted by or watched unfold: how it worked, where the tell was, and why the same playbook keeps showing up in a new disguise. The $90K overpayment that fell apart over one phone call. The hacked friend who needed money for a flight she never booked. The con man who taught me more than the $3,000 he took. Less a warning list, more a field guide to how manipulation actually operates, and how to spot the next one before it costs you anything.