Houston Woman Risks Losing Her Home After Unpaid Remote Job
I’ve been writing about online safety and digital fraud for over two decades—and I can tell you this: the quietest scams are often the most devastating. Especially when they target people just trying to get by.
Take work-from-home scams. They don’t show up with flashing red flags. They arrive as polite emails, real-looking websites, even phone calls that feel professional. And lately, they’re hitting older adults the hardest—people like Mildred Bedar, a 68-year-old woman in Houston who just wanted to earn a few extra bucks after retiring.
Instead, she’s now on the verge of losing her home. Why? Because the job she thought was remote work turned out to be part of a reshipping scam—one where you unknowingly become the middleman for stolen goods. Mildred worked for weeks without getting paid, thinking she was doing honest work. Then the company ghosted her. Rent’s due, no paycheck in sight…