Booking Scams

Talking Real Money - Investing Talk

Don McDonald

Education, Business, Investing, How To

4.5 • 811 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This episode shifts from investing to protection, starting with increasingly sophisticated scams—from fake Microsoft emails to deceptive hotel booking sites highlighted by The New York Times that can triple the cost of a stay while appearing legitimate. Don and Tom walk through how these schemes work, why they’re often legal but unethical, and how to avoid them with simple habits like ignoring unsolicited messages, using unique passwords, and booking travel directly. A listener question then ...

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0:00.0	Your guides to a really great financial future.
0:09.0	Tom and Don are talking real money.
0:12.0	We do talk a lot about investing.
0:15.1	Yes, because we think that's the most important thing you can be doing with your money
0:19.1	is making sure that the the the the
0:22.6	old age part of your life is taken care of because I'm sorry we do start falling apart when
0:29.6	we get old.
0:30.3	Ow, everything aches.
0:33.0	Dang it.
0:34.0	Doesn't it?
0:34.6	Doesn't it, Tom?
0:35.2	No, not talking about it.
0:36.4	Don't lie.
0:37.3	All right. Not going there uh welcome
0:38.8	to talking real money don macdonald here tom cock there you there glad you are there and remember
0:44.3	you can call us with your questions at 855935 talk or you can send them in at talking real money
0:49.0	dot com today though change your pace we want to also help you protect your money.
0:55.2	One of our other jobs is keeping you from doing dumb stuff with your money,
1:00.1	whether it's investing it dumbly or getting taken in by the annoying so-and-soes
1:07.1	who are always looking to scam you, particularly on your devices, your computer, your tablet,
1:15.5	your phone.
1:16.4	I mean, I got one the other day, opened up my email, and there was an email from Microsoft
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