Scams to Watch For During the Holidays

The holiday season presents a prime opportunity for identity thieves to steal personal financial information. Why? Because people are busy, they're shopping a lot, and it's a prime opportunity to prey on that. According to the IRS, besides stealing money, criminals can even use your stolen information to file fraudulent tax returns. Typically, scammers [...]

How to Safely Do Your Christmas Shopping

Whether you’re planning to shop online, tackling the stores for Christmas shopping, or just enjoying an evening out, taking a few extra steps to protect yourself and your identity this holiday season isn’t only smart, it’s easy. Criminals love distracting environments and the holiday season provides just that, with bustling crowds, bright displays, and [...]

One-Ring Phone Call Scams: Don’t Call Back!

Riiiing! You race for the landline, but the caller has already hung up—after just one ring. How rude! You thumb through the Caller ID, poised to give your mysterious caller a ring back when you note the strange area code. Should you, or shouldn’t you, make this call? It's likely one of many phone [...]

2021-02-24T12:32:55-04:00July 16th, 2019|Categories: Fraud Prevention|Tags: , , , |
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