
It’s OK to hang up on scammers
I like to show a photo of a yellow rotary dial phone circa 1980. I ask my audience to raise their hand if they ever had a similar phone. After I show the photo of the phone, I always ask “what did we ...
17 Jun 202516min

What in the world is pig butchering?
Pig Butchering Romance ScamsLet’s Talk About Scams is broadcast live Tuesdays at 8AM PT on K4HD Radio - Hollywood Talk Radio (www.k4hd.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Medi...
10 Jun 202521min

Data Breaches and Scammers Go Together
Data breaches give scammers a chance to orchestrate social engineering attacks against unsuspecting victims. The data can be purchased in bulk, and is then used by scammers as a token of credibility t...
3 Jun 202550min

We All Make Mistakes - How to Determine the Safety of a Website Take 2
We all make mistakes, and last week I made a mistake with sharing my screen. So, here is a redo on how to determine the safety of a website.Last week you saw my notes for the episode and today you wil...
27 Mai 202541min

How To Determine The Safety of a Website
Last week we discussed a few of the scams that had a profound effect in 2024 on the 60+ year old population in the United States. The type of crime that had the most impact on this population, with al...
20 Mai 202530min

Investment & Tech Support Scams - Top 2 Scams in 2024 Losses for Older Adults
The last two weeks we talked about the 2024 FBI IC3 report and the related statistics in addition to how scams have evolved over the years.In this episode we are going to dive into the top two scams w...
13 Mai 202548min

“We’re Not Dealing with Your Father’s Scammers Anymore”
Scams have changed so much over the past 20 years. Scammers are no longer lone wolves, but part of organized criminal gangs that will take everything you have. They are truly ruthless financial predat...
6 Mai 202517min

FBI's IC3 2024 Statistics - Not Good!
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center 2024 annual report is out. The statistics are not good and going in the wrong direction. Losses increased by 33% in the United States and 43% increase in losses...
30 Apr 202534min



















