Fraudulent Phone Calls Claiming To Be Your Bank We are receiving reports that scammers are calling attempting to impersonate banks using spoofed phone numbers. The scammer will call you with a fake caller ID and often times the copy of a legitimate phone number from the financial institution. They will be calling with […]
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They Be Scammin’ – Hosted by Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC October 10th, 2024 On Thursday, 10/10/2024, we had the pleasure of presenting at a fraud awareness event hosted by Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC at the Mary G. Hardin Center For Cultural Arts. Our Fraud Specialist, Tara Montgomery (Pictured below), and
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For this week’s edition of Fraud Friday, we are going to look into Quishing Scams. In your day-to-day life, you probably encounter many different QR codes around town or at local businesses. Many businesses are using QR codes for you to pull up a restaurant menu or just simply directing you to a website. While
Brushing is when you receive a random package containing an item you did not order. The packaging looks odd, there is no return address, and the merchandise is usually something you would never have ordered in the first place. What could be better than getting surprises, right? Well, when you receive an unsolicited package, chances
6 Latest Work-From-Home scams to Avoid: Reshipping or reselling items These scams typically appear around the holidays when package mail is at its peak. Scammers post employment ads looking for people to receive items, inspect the goods, and then ship them to another address. In these cases, the goods have most likely been purchased
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Work From Home Scams are a new tactic fraudsters are using to target unsuspecting victims. Lets take a look! With rising costs across the board, people are constantly looking for ways to make extra money. Someone looking to add to their income might search out a work from home job, something easy that promises
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While for most of us it is unthinkable for someone to use the death of a loved one for capital gains, the fact is it happens all the time. Obituary scams, also referred to as Bereavement scams, can happen to anyone at any time. They typically start with information gleaned from death notices in newspapers
Spoofing and Phishing are key parts of email compromise scams. Spoofing is when someone disguises an email address, sender name, phone number, website URL to convince you that you are interacting with a trusted source. These emails look like they are coming from someone you know or a company that you have done business with
The FBI defines a money mule as someone who transfers or moves illegally acquired money on behalf of someone else. These types of scams happen several ways, often involving online dating, work at home jobs, or prizes. A scammer sends money to you, sometimes by check, then asks you to send some of it either
Imposter Scams. There are many, and they are all designed to separate people from their hard earned money. Whether it be Romance, Grandparent, Charity, Investment, IRS, Tech support, etc., we all need to be aware of them and the possible effects they can have on our customers and family members. Let’s take a look:
