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Facebook Romance Scams
The week’s episode of Scam Squad features Santa Barbara community member Jeanne West. Jeanne has been a long-time advocate for senior wellness in the Santa Barbara community, serving as a member of t…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Fraudulent Work From Home Scams
This episode of Scam Squad features Montecito Bank and Trust Fraud Manager, Doris Roof. Doris sees many different types of scams at the bank. With social distancing in place, there are many fraudulen…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
PHONY BANK INVESTOR SCAM
We know that scams tend to recirculate. Some scams are seasonal, and even predictable, leaving us to wonder if scammers still think they can get away with old tricks. One scam we cover today is an ex…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
COVID & PET SCAMS
Through our show, we hope that our listeners are up to date about current scams going around in the market. It is not surprising that we see increased scams related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. …
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Scams: Separating Victims from Non-Victims
Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson reminds our listeners about the many different forms of scams that take place. In a scam, what separates victims from non-victims? A recent study suggests that …
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Amazon Credit Card Fraud Scam
Deputy district Attorney Vicki Johnson interviews a guest, Paulie, about an Amazon Credit Card Fraud Scam. Paulie, received an ‘order confirmation’ email from what appeared to be an Amazon Order. Pau…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
FALSE EMAIL SCAMS
This episode of Scam Squad features Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank and Trust, Shawn Dyer. Shawn talks about a few familiar scams that seem to continuously reoccur. E-mail compromise and te…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Elder Abuse & COVID
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was launched at the United Nations on June 15th, 2006. This is an international effort to raise awareness within the global community about elder abuse. WEAAD …
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
UNEMPLOYEMENT FRAUD
UNEMPLOYEMENT FRAUD by Hub for Podcasting
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Artificial Intelligence and Voice Cloning Scams
Special guest Dayton Aldridge shares with us the reality of ‘voice cloning’ and ‘artificial intelligence’. As artificial intelligence becomes more common-place, computers are talking among themselves…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago