Scams related to senior benefits, such as Social Security and Medicare, have increased substantially. Learn about these scams, what to look for, and how to protect yourself. Let’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at 8AM PT on K4HD Radio - Hollywood Talk Radio (www.k4hd.com) part of Talk 4…
Tune in as we talk with our guest, Martin, about his experience when his parents purchased a home security system. "Do I really need this?" might have saved them some aggravation and money. Let’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at 8AM PT on K4HD Radio - Hollywood Talk…
This week, we are going to talk about how scams have changed over the last 20 years. Most scams are now operated by transnational criminal gangs that are well financed, organized, and skilled at stealing our money. Today’s scammers are ruthless financial predators that will not stop until they have…
Join us as we talk with our guest, David Hawkins, about passwords, password managers, and passkeys. What is more secure, what is most user-friendly? We will also talk about managing updates on Windows and Mac. How often do you perform updates? Let’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at…
The text comes out of nowhere "looking forward to seeing you this weekend" or "Hi there" or any one of a number of seemingly innocent texts. Let’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at 8AM PT on K4HD Radio - Hollywood Talk Radio (www.k4hd.com) part of Talk 4 Radio…
This week’s guest is Rachel Mullis. She was contacted by a real-life scammer and was on the path to losing money. She will share her story, what warning signs changed her mind, and she will offer advice to anyone who is contacted by a scammer. Let’s Talk About Scams is…
This week’s guest is Christopher Scheer. He is a Special Agent with IRS Criminal Investigation. We will discuss various scams including pig butchering. We will talk about how criminals utilize cryptocurrency ATMs to facilitate their scams and whether this money can be returned to victims. Let’s Talk About Scams is…
This week’s guest is Ken Westbrook. He is the founder and CEO of Stop Scams Alliance. We will talk about tech support scams and how someone he loves was targeted. We will discuss where scams emanate and what our government can do to stop them. Let’s Talk About Scams is…
Scammers target people every day. What will you do when you find yourself on the phone with scammer? Helen will share her experience with a real-life scammer and how she avoided being a victim. Let’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at 8AM PT on K4HD Radio - Hollywood…
Fraud prevention can be a very dreary topic that includes sharing some depressing stories of people getting defrauded out of their life savings. At times, it seems like an uphill battle trying to protect the ones we love. No matter how hard we try, the reported losses due to scams…
Happy New Year! We are going back to the basics of a scam - reviewing our Anatomy of a Scam. Tune in to learn how to recognize a scam. Let’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at 8AM PT on K4HD Radio - Hollywood Talk Radio (www.k4hd.com) part of…
Join us for the last episode of 2025. We will discuss some scams like phone return scam, phishing scam, and fake kidnapping scam along with prevention reminders for the new year. Let’s Just Talk is broadcast live Thursdays at 2PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk…
