How to avoid financial scams

How to avoid financial scams

More than a third of Americans have experienced some type of financial fraud or scam in the past year, according to Bankrate. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa talks to them about what you can do to stay safe from fraud.

With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise • New Jersey Monitor

Technology is making it easier to pull off financial crimes, and the U.S. is lacking a central agency to track them, experts say. (Getty Images)It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, …

With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise • Rhode Island Current

Technology is making it easier to pull off financial crimes, and the U.S. is lacking a central agency to track them, experts say. (Getty Images)It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, …

With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise • Kansas Reflector

Technology is making it easier to pull off financial crimes, and the U.S. is lacking a central agency to track them, experts say. (Getty Images)It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, …

With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise

Technology is making it easier to pull off financial crimes, and the U.S. is lacking a central agency to track them, experts say. (Getty Images)It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, …

With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise • Utah News Dispatch

Technology is making it easier to pull off financial crimes, and the U.S. is lacking a central agency to track them, experts say. (Getty Images)It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, …