
Scams & Cons
Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.
Scams & Cons
One bad click wipes out a life's savings and a scammer took the money, but kept the pictures
In the early days of computing, we were afraid that if we pushed one wrong button, we'd lose all our work -- and that frequently happened.
Nowadays, the risk isn't so high and total losses are rare, but scammers have figured out how to convince you to push just one button that allows them to steal your money and anything else personal on your computer.
We'll tell you about that and about a former TV anchor who was arrested for taking money intended for the poor.
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