Scam Of The Week
Scam Of The Week
CEO/President Jan Diaz from The Better Business Bureau for Northern Indiana joins Tommie Lee each week for a slightly deeper dive on the Scam Of The Week segment heard on 953 MNC, MNC Nation, and other Federated Media stations each week. Every podcast focuses on a scam being reported in northern Indiana, or a related event. You will also hear how to best protect yourself, your information and your…Social links:
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Scams know no age
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana talk about how scams are usually thought of as the most dangerous to seniors. -- but that isn't always the case. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. If you have …
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Some scams can piggyback on a previous data breech
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana discuss methos used by scammers to get even more potential out of a data breech. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. If you have lost money, report it to FTC at …
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September is National Preparedness Month
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana talk about National Preparedness Month. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. If you have lost money, report it to FTC at Report Fraud.FTC.gov For more informatio…
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Off to college? Here's Scam knowledge.
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana talk about scams that directly target new college students and try to catch them off-guard with their personal and financial information. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB S…
06:24
The "Grandparents Scam" is always evolving with new technology
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana discuss scams that target grandparents. They've been around for a while, but now they're becoming more difficult to detect. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. I…
06:57
That voucher you received might be a scam
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana talk about scams that come in the form of vouchers, and how to tell when something might be fake that looks convincing. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. If yo…
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Protecting your personal information and shredding your documents safely
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana talk about the best ways to safely dispose of your physical media. That includes digital hard drives, and paper. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. If you have …
08:03
How to protect your kids from scammers in apps and online
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana discuss scams that target kids online and on their devices. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. If you have lost money, report it to FTC at Report Fraud.FTC.gov …
06:49
A Social Security scam wants you to think your cost of living increase isn't automatic
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana talk about scammers who try to convince people their COLA increases for Social Security require a few steps to go into effect. But these are automatic increases that require no additional steps, and people need to know that. Repo…
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Not all coupons are good: Learn how to spot the fakes from scammers
Tommie Lee and President/CEO Jan Diaz of the BBB of Northern Indiana talk about a rise in fake coupon scams being reported. Report suspicious, confusing, or misleading ads to BBB Ad Truth or report a scam with BBB ScamTracker. If you have lost money, report it to FTC at Report Fraud.FTC.gov For …
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