BWBRSA: Online Scams

Scammers have an infinite number of ways to steal your money and information. In this episode, we explore and expose several scams that have impacted our listeners.

• Be sure to check out our new webpage Am I Getting Scammed? • for a full list of tips to reference if something or someone ever feels off to you. • To watch the full Ask Amy episode and hear Sofia’s phone call with the scammer, please visit this link • .

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To jump to one of the specific scams highlighted in this episode, you can reference the following timecodes:

• 00:00 - A fake police officer tries to scam a couple into paying a fake bail sum for a non-existent arrest warrant. • 13:05 - An online “sugar daddy” scams a woman into sending hundreds of dollars worth of gift cards. • 21:50 – A man nearly unknowingly deposits a fraudulent check while under the assumption that he has been offered a new job. • 34:00 – A news anchor thought she was seizing a great opportunity when she was asked to join a Facebook Live event with Ashley Flowers herself… until the person reaching out to her on behalf of “audiochuck” began asking her for strange requests. • 45:50 - audiochuck is usually hiring – but we have a specific way we go about things! Learn about what raises red vs. green flags when it comes to our hiring process.

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