Month: January 2023
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Jan

Fighting Fraud – Recognizing Scam Phone Calls
In our last blog post, we focused on recognizing scam emails and text messages. While the purpose of all fraud is to bring financial gain to the perpetrator, scams run by phone can be more traumatizing and personal. So how do you recognize and respond to phone calls that are probing for payment or personal...
13
Jan

Fighting Fraud – Recognizing Email and Text Fraud
In 2021, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) received over 2.8 billion consumers filed fraud complaints that resulted in a whopping $5.8 billion in losses*. (ftc.gov) With a massive 70% increase in complaints from 2020, what can consumers do to protect themselves from fraud? In this blog post, you will learn about the ways to recognize...