Show Notes
Every day we’re bombarded with harmless-looking emails promising free gifts or things that are too good to be true. The phone rings and we get asked to update information we didn’t know anything about. Where is this coming from? When it comes to your sensitive information, who can you trust, and what’s real?
Today, we’re talking about how to protect yourself from highly sophisticated scammers. You’ll learn how to tell when an email isn’t from who it says it is, how to protect your identity online, and what to do in the event that someone does manage to compromise one of your accounts even if you’ve done nothing wrong.
In this podcast interview, you’ll learn:
- Why fraudsters have gotten so much better at running scams in the last several years.
- What happened when someone tried to steal Ed’s identity.
- Why the IRS will NEVER leave you a voicemail asking to verify your Social Security number.
- Why you shouldn’t wait to install recommended software updates on your computer or your phone.
- How hospitals, insurers, and so many others fall victim to cybercrime–and what to do if your sensitive information shows up in a data leak.
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