Rising costs, debt collection targeting retirees, anonymous prediction markets, and identity‑theft schemes reveal how economic systems can both fail the vulnerable and reward secrecy and deception. Scripture calls Christians to care for the poor and the widowed, to practice honest commerce, and to oppose exploitation (e.g., James 1:27; Proverbs on honest scales), so our response should blend compassionate care for those harmed with pursuit of justice and integrity in financial practices.