Dealing with Phone Scams, Robotexts, and Online Fraud Prevention with the BBB

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of phone scams and offers tips for preventing online fraud.

Your phone rings with a local area code, but the voice on the other end is anything but a neighbor. Scammers are evolving with sophisticated tactics like "ghosting" legitima

Topics covered

• phone scams
• robotexts
• online fraud prevention
• scam tactics
• consumer protection

Keywords

• phone scams
• robotexts
• fraud prevention
• BBB
• scam tactics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBB

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