The beginning of the New Year is a common time to start planning trips and vacations. It is important to stay alert and educated in order to avoid becoming the victim of scams when traveling. These scams might start off as a call, text message, or flyer in the mail. They could also be in […]
During the holiday season and into the New Year, keep your hard-earned money safe from scammers by spotting and avoiding gift card scams. Scammers want you to pay with gift cards because they are like cash – once you use a gift card, the money on it is gone.* In a gift card scam, the […]
Impersonation Phone Scams continue to rise and vary. Recently, FBI Impersonation Scams through the phone have been happening more frequently. Not only is this frustrating, but also leads a victim to panic and believe it is legitimate. It’s important to not fall for the scammers’ scare tactics by learning to spot the scam to avoid […]
In the past several months, check fraud through the mail continues to rise. It is important to understand the risks involved before choosing to send payments through the mail. Ways fraudsters are obtaining checks through the mail:* Fishing – an old-fashioned, but proven effective, method which they will attach something sticky to a weighted object […]
Scammers are circling back after the recent announcement of the one-time federal student loan debt relief plan. With the application for debt relief rolling out any day now, it is important to make sure you are getting information directly from the Department of Education. What to Look Out for in the Latest Student Loan […]
Most people are aware of phishing – or email scams – but they may not realize scammers can also target them with deceptive text messages sent to their smart devices. The term,”smishing” is a mashup of SMS, which stands for “short message service.” A smishing scam message may seem like it’s coming from the credit […]
