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AI Romance Scams
Romance scams are a clear example of emotional manipulation. This is where a perpetrator exploits a victim's feelings of loneliness, or desire and the...
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Fraud
Fraud Alert
A fraud alert can make it harder for an identity thief to open more accounts in your name. You can place a fraud alert...
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Credit Freeze
If you’re concerned about identity theft, someone gaining access to your credit report without your permission, or you’ve been notified that your personal information...
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Exploring the Threat of Deepfake Videos in Elder Fraud
Understanding Deepfake Technology
Deepfake technology utilizes artificial intelligence to create synthetic videos that can convincingly imitate real-life individuals. Scammers have recently begun to exploit this...
Stimulus Taken by Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facility from Medicare Recipients?
Stimulus taken by nursing homes and assisted living facilities are trying to take the stimulus payments intended for their residents that are on Medicaid....
Active Duty Servicemembers are More likely to Report Identity Theft
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Active Duty Servicemembers are More likely to Report Identity TheftSericemembers report identity theft and that someone used a debit...
Cyber-attacks – Alarming Cyber Security Statistics for 2020
Cyber-attacks are growing in prominence every day – from influencing major elections to crippling businesses overnight, the role cyber warfare plays in our daily...
Targeting Kids
Scams Targeted at Teens
Scams targeted at teens have being increasing in recent years.
It's not hard to scam young people since they tend to be inexperienced, are trusting...
Mobile Phone Safety for Kids
Think about mobile phone safety when determining an appropriate age for kids to have a mobile phone? For every family, that answer is going...
Sweepstakes Scam
The Sweepstakes Scam has evolved onto the many platforms. The platform is where influencers can make money by promoting products and services of sponsored...
Identity Theft
Medical Identity Theft
Medical identity theft is when a thief uses your name or health insurance numbers to see a doctor, get prescription drugs, even file claims...
Medical Information is Valuable to Identity Thieves
Your insurance and medical information are valuable to identity thieves. Be sure to keep it safe.
Be cautious if someone offers you “free” health services...
States Warn About Unemployment Data Breach – Current Scams
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States Warn About Unemployment Data Breach - Current Scams
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Active Duty Servicemembers are More likely to Report Identity Theft than Other Adults
Nearly three times as likely to report identity theft and that someone used a debit card or some other electronic means to take money...
Active Duty Alert
Service members who deploy can place an active duty alert on their credit reports to help minimize their risk of identity theft.
An active duty...
Targeting Seniors
60 and Over in the Time of COVID-19
We know that those 60 and over think of someone about 10 years older than they are right now, is “old”.
We’ve been warned about...
Data Breach
States Warn About Unemployment Data Breach – Current Scams
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States Warn About Unemployment Data Breach - Current Scams
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