Skip to content
Don MacLeod
Don MacLeod

22,000+ Wake-Ups Into This Lifetime

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Marketing
  • About
    • Notable Don MacLeod’s
    • Portfolio
  • Contact
  • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Anti-Spam Policy
    • Copyright Notice
    • DMCA Compliance
    • Earnings Disclaimer
    • FTC Compliance
    • Medical Disclaimer
Don MacLeod

22,000+ Wake-Ups Into This Lifetime

Tag: AI online shopping scams

Consumer Protection

Too Good to Be True? How AI Is Making It Harder to Spot Online Scam Shops

Posted on January 18, 2026January 22, 2026 By Don MacLeod

You’ve probably seen the ad. A warm photo. Soft light. Someone knitting on a couch that looks like it smells faintly of lavender. The text whispers “Hand-knit. Small batch. Family business.” Maybe it’s a holiday special. Maybe she’s retiring. It feels intimate. Human. Safe. You click. You buy. It never…

Read more

Search

Recent Posts

  • The Service Department Trust Problem: A Mercedes Tech, a Stolen Car, and a Dealership’s Spectacular Implosion
  • WRTV Fired Its Newsroom Mid-Broadcast. The New Owner Promised “More Local News.”
  • How One Ancient Tortoise Survived Nearly Two Centuries of Chaos — And a Heartless Scam
  • DEAD BROKE AT 90 DAYS: The Survey Wall Street Doesn’t Want You to See
  • Classrooms Go Retro to Combat AI — But the Pop Quiz Got a Warning Label
  • The Surveillance Towers Cops Call “Scarecrows” Are Multiplying — And “Minority Report” Wasn’t Supposed to Be a Manual
  • Your AI Just Lied to You — And It’s Not Sorry
  • Mom Left Kids in Uber for Two Hours—Father Says He Wants Jail Time
  • Airlines Will Put You on a Bus, Charge You for Not Fitting Their Shrinking Seats, Then Blame You — Flying in 2026
  • Darker Than Movies Show” — Prof Reveals What Tornado REALLY Looks Like Inside

Thrive Cart – Checkout and Payment Processing

ThriveCart Ultimate Package
©2026 Don MacLeod | WordPress Theme by SuperbThemes