PIANO SCAM
  
I hope your are doing well. I am following up to see if you had a chance to read my last message about my late husband's Yamaha piano. It holds great sentimental value, and I would love for it to go to someone who truly appreciates music.
Would you or someone you know be interested in this? Please let me know, and I will be happy to share more details. Looking forward to your thoughts. Best regards.
If you receive an email or text message like this, chances are that it's a piano scam.
I got this message on April 28th and forwarded it to the person who I thought sent it - didn't come from them.
Our church pastor responded to this message last year and realized it was a scam when they wanted $7,000 to ship the free piano.
HACKING SCAMMERS
Mark Rober of CrunchLabs.com set up an elaborate mission to take down phone scammers defrauding the elderly of their savings.
He enlisted the aid of law enforcement and Interpol to identify and take out several phone scam rings in the United States and in India.
Unbeknownst to the scammers, one of Mark's associates hacked into the scammer's CCTV and this is how they were able to access the master spreadsheet data.
There are 4 signs to spot a scam and what you can do to protect yourself from them.
HOMESTAY
Have you considered turning that spare bedroom into cash flow?
Not to a regular tenant, per se, but to an international high school student.
Many school districts have a homestay program including the Canadian Homestay Network, and MLI Homestay.
Submit your application as a host family at The Custodian or at YES Canada or check out more information at the Canada Homestay Network.
The student must be between 12 to 18 years old, and the homeowner must live in the residence.
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