If you ever find yourself wanting to both love and hate your fellow humans, take up investigating scams. It’s a quick way to see the best and the worst of our kind all in one place. This investigation is a perfect example of that. On one side, you’ve got people who are willing to do … Read more
She answered the door expecting to find a package. Instead she found a sheriff – with a search warrant in hand. And she had absolutely no idea why. She thought she had a job. A real one. Work from home, receive packages, photograph the contents, log everything into an online portal, and reship using prepaid … Read more
You have probably seen it. A video pops up in your feed. A person (usually young, awkward, sweet and nervous) is holding up something they made. A crocheted cardigan. A resin lamp. A handmade bag. They worked so hard on it. They took it to a market. Nobody bought anything. Someone was cruel to them. … Read more
My research for this post started with a straightforward question: what exactly is an AI influencer, and should you be worried about them? It ended with me filing a report with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and submitting a site takedown request to a web hosting company. So. That escalated quickly. The … Read more
That Video You Just Watched? Part of It Was AI. If you came here from my latest video, you already know what I did. I used a free AI tool to create a video of myself – a version of me that blinks, smiles, gestures, and delivers a message in what sounds like my voice. … Read more
OK, so you’ve read through Grammy’s Scamcabulary 101. You’ve met all 20 scam types. You’ve nodded along, maybe even said “oh, I’ve seen that one” a time or two. But do you actually know your stuff? Let’s find out. Below you’ll find 8 real-world scenarios. Your job is to name the scam. Just read the … Read more
A quick alert from AskGrammy.com Fake Talbots Ads – and the Website They Don’t Want You to Find I was scrolling Facebook last night when I saw a video ad for Talbots. Now, Talbots is a name a lot of us know and trust. Classic styles, quality clothing, founded in Massachusetts and it’s been around … Read more