Scams You Must Avoid to Protect Your Money

About this episode

The episode discusses various scams targeting individuals, particularly older adults, and how they operate.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we break down some of the most common scams targeting individuals today—especially older adults—and why they’re becoming more dangerous than ever. From government imposter scams and phishing emails to romance scams, fake charities, and tech support fraud, we uncover how these schemes work and why they’re so effective. We also dive into how scammers use fear, urgency, and even advanced technology like AI to manipulate victims into giving away personal and fin...

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Hosts: Eric Douglas, Chris Vaughn

Topics covered

• scams
• financial security
• older adults
• fraud prevention
• technology
• phishing
• charity scams

Keywords

• scams
• financial fraud
• phishing
• romance scams
• tech support fraud
• charity scams
• AI manipulation

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Organizations: government, AI

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