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March 26, 2026

What to do if you engage with a scam: immediate steps

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March 23, 2026

Is My Grandchild Really In Trouble

David Hawkins is back to talk about Artificial Intelligence, Deep Fakes, and Voice Cloning. Is it really your grandchild calling? Is this video real or fake? Join us to learn more about Artificial Intelligence, Deep Fakes, and Voice Cloning. Let’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at 8AM PT…

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March 17, 2026

How malicious PDFs can give scammers remote control

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March 16, 2026

Scammers Looking To Take Your Senior Benefits

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…

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March 12, 2026

Bank phone scam and how to stop it

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March 10, 2026

Do I Really Need This?

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…

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March 9, 2026

How passkeys work: biometrics & hashes

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Feb. 24, 2026

Revisiting scams from 20 years ago

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…

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Feb. 23, 2026

Passwords, Password Managers, Passkeys and How to Manage Updates

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…

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Feb. 22, 2026

Tech support and investment scams: who loses the most?

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Feb. 22, 2026

Don't rush: research and never pay crypto fines

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Feb. 22, 2026

Coinstar Machine Exposed the Scam

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Feb. 22, 2026

Why your phone must be fully locked down

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Feb. 16, 2026

Seemingly Innocent Texts Can Be Deceiving

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…

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Feb. 9, 2026

Keanu Reeves Romance Scam: How It Tricks Victims

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Feb. 4, 2026

My almost scam experience

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…

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Jan. 30, 2026

How agents investigate pig butchering and other scams

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…

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Jan. 21, 2026

What can we do to stop overseas scammers?

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…

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Jan. 14, 2026

My experience dealing with a real-life scammer

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…

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Jan. 14, 2026

FBI Elder Fraud: Billions Lost and Most Cases Unreported

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Jan. 14, 2026

When scammers add zeros to your payments

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Jan. 14, 2026

How scammers spoof carriers and steal new phones

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Jan. 12, 2026

Time to reflect on some positive experiences

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…

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Jan. 6, 2026

After a data breach: place credit freezes and monitor accounts

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