National Consumer Protection Week is March 3â9, 2024 Weâre sure youâve heard the adage, âIf it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.â In an ever-changing financial environment, this still rings true today. In the current landscape where customers can be contacted by varying means (i.e., telephone, email, text messages, and the U.S….
The so-called âGrandparent Scamâ is not new, but with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), scammers are adding a new twist that makes this scheme more convincing than ever. Hereâs how the scam works: A criminal gathers a few facts and personal information about a person, often from social media, then contacts that personâs grandparent….
If youâve received a text message or email from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about your taxes, thereâs a good chance it was a scammer trying to con you out of your tax refund. Tax scams become pervasive as April 15, the deadline to file federal taxes, nears. Scammers, impersonating IRS representatives, use phishing (email),…
