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VERY SMART PEOPLE FALL FOR SCAMS TOO
October 5th, 2019. Yes, even highly intelligent and cautions people fall victims of scams, especially the Grandparents Scam. Hear how a very smart and cautious woman got taken for over $4,000 by a gr…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
ACH AUTOMATIC CLEARINGHOUSE
September 28, 2019. Doris, the Chief Risk Officer, from Montecito Bank and Trust, goes over the recent bank scams being played now, such as the ACH Scam.
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
BBB SPECIAL INTERVIEW
September 21st, 2019. SPECIAL BBB INTERVIEW. This week on Scam Squad, we have a special 28 minute interview with The Better Business Bureau as well as an example of the BBB's new radio and podcast …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
AFFINITY FRAUD SCAMS
September 12, 2019, Affinity fraud is a form of investment fraud in which the fraudster preys upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities, language minorities, the el…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
ACH Scams - The Most Common New Scam
September 10th, 2019, ACH Scams are on the rise. Crooks look for and often times steal checks from mailboxes inorder to get the account and routing numbers of your checks inorder to scam you with ph…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
THE FERTILIZER SCAM
September 7th, 2019. The Fertilizer Scam is the latest version on the door to door Home Improvement Scam. As in most of these door to door scams, the crooks offer the homeowner a very low or very re…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
SECRET SHOPPER SCAM
August 31, 2019. Secret Shopper Scam has been around a long time. There are agencies and employers who legitimately advertise for people to work as Secret Shoppers. However, there are also some crook…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
DON'T CASH THAT CHECK
August 24th, 2019. Even though your bank will credit your account from a check you deposited or cashed, be aware that the check may still bounce up to a month or more latter if it turns out to be fr…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
CHECK FRAUD USING MAIL
August 17, 2019. Beware of using those big blue US Post Office mailing bins to mail out your checks. Crooks are increasingly fishing out mail from those big blue US mailboxes and later searching for …
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
SCAM E-MAIL FROM THE CHURCH
August 10, 2019. The phony email from your church is a new low for scammers and crooks. They send out a phone email to church members, asking for donations to help an emergency situation at church. …
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago