It’s Wednesday! When you stream a song on your phone using Apple Music, Pandora or Spotify, how much money did that artist make? Is it for every 1,000 streams … $3.80, $7.40, $14.10 or $22.30? The answer’s at the end.

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When shopping on Amazon, eBay and Walmart, it's hard to distinguish between good and bad sellers. Heck, even I've bought junk from third-party sellers — companies that use major e-commerce platforms to sell their products.

You’d think Amazon, eBay and Walmart would vet folks selling on their sites. Nope. That’s why a new federal requirement is going into effect.

The Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers (INFORM Consumers) Act is hoping to keep the lowest of the low off online platforms. But come on — do you think the scammers will say, "We'd better not violate that law! We need to get our crap off Amazon now!" Me, neither.

Tricks of the trade

When I say "counterfeit," what comes to mind? Fake sneakers? A knock-off designer bag? Tech is a prime target for fakes, too, and some can be surprisingly hard to spot — especially when all you have to go off are a few pictures.

Often, fakes look very similar to name-brand products from manufacturers like Apple. It's not just about the fancy name, either. Counterfeits might look similar, but the quality isn't what you'd get buying the real thing.

Now, this isn't a huge deal if we’re talking about a belt. It's a big deal if it’s a charger that could catch fire and burn your house down or an SD card with a fraction of the storage it claims.

Fakes as far as the eye can see

You're a savvy shopper. But say you're looking for a tech product you don't know much about. What one person might know is a ridiculous price could seem like a smoking deal to someone else. Scammers target people in the market for the lowest price and won't do much research.

A new law won’t protect you

I was leaving a friend's BBQ the other day. A gentleman asked if I had a moment. He told me he was on Amazon looking at laptops. A few minutes later, he was on Facebook and got an ad for that laptop $400 cheaper than Amazon's price of $1,799.

He bought it and now, five weeks later, no laptop and no one answers his email. I hated to tell him he got scammed. If the price is too good to be true, don't buy it.

I wish laws to protect us from scammers would work. I wish Amazon, eBay, Walmart and the other sites would put us — customers — first and watch out for us.

✅ But, as my very wise mother used to tell me, “Wish in one hand and crap in the other, and see which one you’re holding.” Now, be a pal and share this with someone so they don’t get duped. Use the links below!

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Fitbit change: Since Google owns Fitbit, life is easier because you can now log in to your wearable account using your Google credentials. Yup, wear a Fitbit, and Google can track you (and all those steps) online and offline.

Crypto cools: Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is accused of engaging in “an extensive web of deception” in a new SEC complaint. If you have crypto or money stored on any exchange, put it in a cold wallet. That means only you control it.

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Worst-case travel scenario: You lose your wallet. Getting home will be much smoother if you have photos of all your important documents. I do this with my passport, global entry card and driver’s license.

If you have an iPhone, use the handy document scanner built into the Notes app. No extra downloads! Love that.

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Pro tip: Save your docs as PDFs and send them to your Kindle or iPad, too. The more, the merrier in case one device dies.

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It’s hard to read the hieroglyphs inside the pyramids because they’re encrypted.

🎶 The answer: When you stream a song, the artist, on average, makes $0.0038. It takes 1,000 streams for that artist to earn $3.80. Yeah, I was surprised the amount was so low, too.

Here’s another question: What’s the most popular song you hear in museums? “You can’t touch this.” Sometimes I am just so darn funny!

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