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Tech-Support Scams and FTC Impostors
This episode of Scam Squad features Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank and Trust, Shawn Dyer. Shawn talks about a few reoccurring scams that seem to recirculate regularly. These common scams i…
Published on 5 years ago
Red Flags When Shopping Online
This episode of Scam Squad features Judy Christman Yates, a senior financial fraud expert with over 13 years’ experience working in the Financial Fraud department as a volunteer with the Port Hueneme…
Published on 5 years ago
How to Prevent Credit Card Fraud This Holiday Season
This episode of Scam Squad features Judy Christman Yates, a senior financial fraud expert with over 13 years’ experience working in the Financial Fraud department as a volunteer with the Port Hueneme…
Published on 5 years ago
Holiday Scams
The holiday season is here! Especially this year, many people are shopping and buying gifts online. As we know, scammers are trying to take advantage of people in any way possible. When shopping onli…
Published on 5 years ago
Cellphone Data Protection
This week’s episode features Victim Witness Advocate Dayton Aldrich. Dayton talks about the importance of secure digital passwords and provides tools that can help you protect your identity when shop…
Published on 5 years ago
Check Fraud; Mailing Checks and Fraudulent Checks
Thank you to Montecito Bank and Trust for making Scam Squad possible. This episode features Montecito Bank and Trust’s very own Senior Fraud Specialist, Shawn Dyer. When mailing checks at the big blu…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Scams that Target Online Shoppers and Veterans
Online shopping scams and tech support scams are the two scams most likely to trap seniors. Shopping scams also often happen to people who are actively searching for a particular product on the inter…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Tips for Donating to Charity
This week on Scam Squad, Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson shares a warning that she received from the FBI, regarding potential charity fraud associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic. If you feel c…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Purse Snatchers
Our guest, Sue, called in on our fraud hotline to report that her purse was stolen at the grocery store! Believe it or not, there are groups of people who go into grocery stores for the sole reason o…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Tech & Utility Scams
This episode of Scam Squad welcomes Senior Fraud Specialist from Montecito Bank and Trust, Shawn Dyer. In this episode Shawn discusses Utility Scams, Tech Support Scams, and she warns about automatic…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago