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Crowdfunding has become the de facto way to support peoples’ ventures and philanthropic efforts. But as crowdfunding platforms have risen to prominence, they’ve also attracted malicious actors seeking to take advantage of unsuspecting donors. Last August, a report from the Verge investigated the Dragonfly Futurefön, a decade-long fraud operation that …

Photo by Dmytro Zinkevych / Shutterstock.com Retirees depend mightily on Social Security payments These stipends make up 50% or more of income for about half of seniors, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says. About one-quarter of seniors depend on Social Security for at least 90% of their income. …

Here are our top picks of the best free book and comic apps and websites on the Internet! If you’re sick of hitting a paywall every time you get to the best part of a novel–trust us, we are too. That’s why we made it our personal mission to find …