Staying One Step Ahead of Scammers: Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones

In this episode, Caroline and her husband, John, explain how modern scams target everyone; kids, parents, and grandparents - using tricks like fake social media accounts, links that give access to your phone or computer, spam calls pretending to be Venmo/PayPal/banks, and AI voice cloning. They talk about kid-focused scams on Roblox and gaming platforms, grooming and sextortion, and why open conversations help kids report scary messages. They also cover scams aimed at older adults, including government and tech-support pop-ups, romance scams, investment and crypto fraud, QR code traps, and fake mail. Their key tips include slowing down, not clicking links, verifying numbers on official sites, using family code words, enabling protections like Bark and two-factor authentication, monitoring accounts, and reporting fraud. If you want to be prepared to keep these scams from happening to you, hit play and listen now!

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