If you feel yourself getting emotional, why? Slow down. We know people are capable of doing this because people throughout history have been trained to recognize and manage their emotions before they act. Security professionals have to be honest with themselves and the people around them. Just ...
Better Business Bureau / How to recognize a home-improvement scammerRandy Hutchinson
Scammer(s) are often too lazy to actually implement a dedicated Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for their fake site (or don’t want a place for bad publicity to spread). If there are functioning social media accounts, take a quick look to see if there are any posts. Oftentimes, if the...
Injob scams, victims are promised a good job in return for a small "advance fee" to secure a position that doesn't actually exist. The phony employer may also send a new "employee" a fake check before their start date and require them to send some of the "money" back to pay for t...
How to recognize a scam The above-mentioned descriptions are based on scams that have already happened. But scammers tend to always be a few steps ahead of the users. They continuously find new tactics on how to get users to reveal sensitive information. Even though they always find new way...
"You've registered to receive notifications on investment opportunities. Are you ready to invest? I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" TIP:Research the person or company you're dealing with, and make sure they're legitimate. Learn to recognize 'spoofing' and 'phishing' ...
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How to recognize a phone call scam: You receive an unsolicited phone call claiming to be from the Geek Squad or another tech support group. These companies will almostnevercontact you directly. Once you’re on the phone, the scammer won’t let you get off. Scammers know that if you hang...
Taxpayer Alert: How to Recognize and Avoid Identity Theft Scams Across the nation, identity thieves are using legitimate information to scam honest taxpayers, and frequently posing as the IRS to do so. The IRS is taking this seriously, and has created the IRS Identity Theft Protection Unit to ...
Now that you are informed about the ways that these scams work, know how to recognize them, and have put a plan in place to protect your family from being conned, you should be protected against these scams!