🕵️ Sus Business
How the scams actually work.
Scams, schemes, MLMs, and famous frauds — explained so you can spot them, not run them. Cautionary tales with receipts. (Do not actually do these.)
- 4 min read
Dark Patterns: How Apps Are Designed to Trick You Into Spending
The 'no thanks, I hate saving money' button. The cancel flow buried behind ten screens. Dark patterns are deliberate design tricks that cost you real money — here's the full taxonomy and how to beat them.
- 2 min read
Is Dropshipping a Scam? An Honest Breakdown
Dropshipping isn't a scam — but the way it's sold to you often is. Here's how the model actually works, who really makes money, and the traps to avoid.
- 2 min read
MLM vs Pyramid Scheme: What's the Actual Difference?
MLMs and pyramid schemes look identical from the inside. Here's the legal line that separates them, the warning signs, and why so many MLMs live dangerously close to the edge.
- 4 min read
Business Email Compromise: The $2.8 Billion Fake-Invoice Scam
BEC is the costliest cybercrime most business owners have never heard of — no malware, just a convincing email that reroutes a real payment. How it works and how to make your business unhackable-by-email.
- 2 min read
Famous Business Scams Explained (So You Can Spot the Next One)
Ponzi schemes, fake startups, and billion-dollar frauds — how the most famous business scams actually worked, and the red flags they all shared. Learn to spot them.
- 5 min read
Pig Butchering Scams: The Long Con Stealing Billions (How to Spot It)
Pig butchering is the fastest-growing fraud in the world — a patient blend of romance and fake crypto investing. Here's exactly how it works, the red flags, and how to protect the people you love.
- 5 min read
The Anatomy of a Scam: How Ponzis, Pyramids & Rug Pulls Actually Work
A deep, data-backed breakdown of how the world's most common financial scams work — Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, MLMs, and crypto rug pulls — and the universal red flags they all share. Learn to spot them.