These days, scams seem to be in the news, but they have to do with charitable donations to earthquake and tsunami victims. But, in spite of natural disasters, scams are an ongoing problem and come at us every day. Common sense and learning from experience (hopefully the experience of others) help us not get fleeced.

Here is an airline's measured explanation to their workers about what is happening in Japan. Plus, the morning news in Chicago with news about radiation scanning at O'Hare.