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Hi Mum Heatwave Text Scam 2026: What It Is and How to Avoid It
The "Hi Mum, I'm So Hot" Text That's Draining Parents' Bank Accounts This Summer It starts with two words. It can end with your bank account empty. If you've gotten a text this summer that starts with "Hi Mum" or "Hi Dad" and mentions being overheated, stressed, or stuck with a broken phone in the heat, I need you to stop and read this before you do anything else. Scammers have found a new hook, and they're using this summer's heatwave to make one of the oldest tricks in the

Michael Routhier
Aug 144 min read


Ghost Tapping: The New Digital Pickpocket You've Never Heard Of
Picture this. You spend a lovely Saturday morning at a farmers market. Fresh bread, some flowers, maybe a jar of that wildflower honey you've been going back for all spring. You pay for everything properly. You never take out your wallet unnecessarily. You never hand your phone to a single person. And then that evening, you check your bank account. There's a charge you don't recognize. That's not a glitch. That's not your bank making a mistake. That's ghost tapping. And it's

Michael Routhier
May 64 min read


Transcript: Episode 9 - How to Help Your Aging Parents Stay Safe Online - Without It Turning Into a Fight
Hey, welcome back to Tech 4 Grown-Ups. I'm Michael. Today, I want to talk about something a little different. Most of the time on this show, I'm talking directly to you, the person who wants to feel more confident, more safe, more in control of their digital life, and we're going to keep doing that. But today, I want to talk to the other half of this community. That's the adult children, the sons and daughters and grandchildren who are watching a parent or a grandparent navig

Michael Routhier
Apr 287 min read
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