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What would you do if a friend sent you an email asking if you would be willing to buy them a gift card? For most of us, our default reaction would be to say yes and help out our friend. Because most of us are generally nice folks, we are…

Recently, I was about to start a fraud prevention presentation when my mom called to tell me she was having some computer issues. I drove over to her place. Upon arrival, her computer had a pop-up on the screen that made her computer inoperable. The pop-up was making a siren…

This week, we will share top five telltale signs you are being scammed. · Someone you don’t know is calling you incessantly and creating a sense of panic when it comes to your money. · Someone is telling you not to talk to anyone else. · If you are at…

We discussed this four months ago and it is worth revisiting, our Anatomy of a Scam Infographic where we discuss the three parts of a scam. We have some examples of scams that we will break down using the Anatomy of a Scam. Tune in to see if you can…

Last week Brian Watson talked about phone scams, and it is okay to hang up. Something we hear a lot is - I do not answer the phone unless I know who it is as scammers do not leave voicemails. Or do they? We are starting to hear from people…

I like to show a photo of a yellow rotary dial phone circa 1980. I grew up with this phone in my house. I ask my audience to raise their hand if they ever had a similar phone. After I show the photo of the phone, I always ask “what…

Pig butchering is the latest variation of the romance scam. This particular version started in China. The scammers refer to their victims as pigs and use a Chinese word that translates to “killing pigs plate.” In the same way a farmer will fatten up a pig before slaughter, the scammer’s…

Data breaches give scammers a chance to orchestrate social engineering attacks against unsuspecting victims. The data can be purchased in bulk and is then used by scammers as a token of credibility to gain trust. Several different types of scams typically pop up after the breach, some are more sophisticated…

We all make mistakes, and last week I made a mistake with sharing my screen. So, here is a redo on how to determine the safety of a website. Last week you saw my notes for that episode and today you will see how I use R.O.S.E.'s website to show…

Last week we discussed a few of the scams that had a profound effect in 2024 on the 60+ year old population in the United States. The type of crime that had the most impact on this population, with almost 195,000 victims, is phishing/spoofing. In this episode we talk about…

The last two weeks we talked about the 2024 FBI IC3 report and the related statistics in addition to how scams have evolved over the years. In this episode we are going to dive into the top two scams with the most amount of losses in 2024 for older adults…