The juice isn’t worth the squeeze. Passengers waiting for their flights can often be seen plugging into the free USB power ports that litter airports around the globe these days. But while they might seem like a lifesaver for those low on battery, the Transportation Security Administration is warning against the common activity for a … Read more
It’s a photo no-go. Catching a flight to a picture-perfect paradise sounds like a dream — but it could become a cybersecurity nightmare the second you share a snapshot of your plane ticket online. “Stop doing this with your boarding pass or you’re going to get in a lot of trouble,” advised Eunice, a travel … Read more
A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday local time, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen. Born to a Nigerian father in South Africa, Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the country’s competition “for the safety and wellbeing of my family and I” after … Read more
A woman went viral sharing how her family was scammed out of her $15,000 Carnival Cruise. She claims that the cruise line won’t refund her or admit fault but has changed its website and policy. Tiffany Banks was stunned when she realized that the trip she had been planning for a year was canceled without … Read more
They’re robbing the cradle — while it’s still empty. During the nine months it takes to cook their little buns in the oven, most expecting mommies find pleasure in plastering pregnancy announcements, ultrasound pics and baby bump progress photos all over social media. However, the plumb precious pastime — known as sharenting, a portmanteau of … Read more
A debt-stricken single mother to a young autistic daughter was baited by an elaborate online scam involving a phony millionaire lottery winner, South West News Service reported. Dympna McKenna, 47, thought she had been in touch online with a couple who won the EuroMillions lottery in January and wanted to use some of their nearly … Read more
There’s a bullseye on baby’s back. Targeting kids is fast becoming all the rage among shady scammers committing identity theft. A recent report from the Federal Trade Commission, the governmental overseers of identity theft, revealed that a staggering 22,229 claims of identity theft from kids in the U.S. under age 19 were filed last year. That’s … Read more
It might have been overkill, but at least nothing was missing. A woman has caused several TikTok users alarm after she revealed her comprehensive “just in case I go missing” binder she created, filled with hair, fingerprints and several other forms of DNA in the event of a potential crime. The first episode of her … Read more