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UKRAINIAN PACKAGE ROMANCE SCAM
Beware of anything to do with receiving packages from the Ukraine on behalf of a friend or relative or anyone. Since US involvement in overthrowing the democratically elected government in Ukraine a…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
FAKE WEBSITE PAYMENT SCAMS
While Vicki is on vacation, Patti and Laurel discuss talk online scams that happen while you are paying onlline. There are many fake websites out there that have url names which are similar to real…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
RISKS OF OTHERS MANAGING OUR MONEY
What are the risks and safeguards when we depend on family, friends, and others to help us manage our money as we become weaker, more forgetful, and frail. Laurel Sykes, Vice President of Montecito B…
Published on 7 years ago
ELDER ABUSE SIGNS
Many modern families do not visit their elderly relatives as often as they would like or should in order to see if they are being treated well by their caretakers. With massive budget cuts and dereg…
Published on 7 years ago
The Phony Debt Collector Scam
The Phony Debt Collector Scam has been hitting us hard the past few weeks. Crooks will call and claim that you owe money for all kinds of things. and then threaten to wreck your credit standing and …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
The Fix Your Dented Car Scam
Beware of people who approach you in parking lots that offer to fix the dents in your car right there in the parking lot for a cut rate price. Almost all of them are cons and scammers that will quote…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
GRANDPARENTS SCAM
The Grandparents Scam is an old scam that just keeps hanging on, mostly because so many of us post a lot of information about us and often our whole families on social media sites such as Facebook. …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
PHONY TECH SUPPORT SCAM
Warning, the Phony Tech Support Scam has been running out of control lately in Santa Barbara County, costing business and individuals tens of millions of dollars. This is a very DANGEROUS SCAM becaus…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
MOST RECENT SCAMS BEING REPORTED LOCALLY
This week Vicki and Patti talk over the most common scams currently being called into our local Sherriff's Dept. Shockingly, according to the FBI, most of the fake kidnapping calls are coming from…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
ROMANCE SCAM NEAR MISS
Patti Teel and Deputy D.A. Vicki Johnson interview a new guest who had a near miss with a romance scam. Listen to all the horrible details of how these crooks romance women out of their entire life'…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago