The holiday shopping season is a busy one for scammers too, with deal-hungry consumers often letting their guard down online. NBC’s Noah Pransky shares tips from consumer advocates and a former Nigerian scammer on how best to protect yourself and your family.
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Over the years I've had scammers steal money from my bank account using Venmo. And more recently I've had them get my info and draw money out thru an Atm. It's a pretty scary and confusing situation. I'm just thankful the banks I was with were understanding and gave me my money back.
Its so sad when your country is famous for doing this thing. If Japan has high tech gadgets, France High Fashion, China affordable goods, Nigeria has this 😕
jokes on the scammer. I don't have any money.
For those of us who are responsible with credit cards, an additional option is to use them for every purchase possible and freeze your debit cards. Another layer of protection between your bank account and scammers.
I’m getting a few emails lately regarding Norton Antivirus software purchases/updates. I don’t have that idiotic program! So, I wasn’t about to click and dispute the charges. Scammy emails sometimes look as blurry as bad counterfeit money. Truly. Someone was using Amazon for awhile to gain access to your account. I forwarded all of them to their phishing department. They do have one.
They’ll use Apple to try and secure credit card information. Once again, wanting you to immediately contest the charges. They’ll use a product that you’d never personally buy. To enhance your outrage. Like ‘Every NASCAR race Ever’ has been bought for $49.99. It’s a number that isn’t off the charts crazy like Norton wanting $499.99 for their updates. It’s buyable as cause for concern. When you get something ridiculous like these phishing trips emailed to you, check your bank to see if indeed there was a charge for whatever it is.
1:26 And when that #PasswordManager gets #hacked because of some stupid act by an employee??
I get so many professional looking scams these days. Sometimes I have to double check things. I consider myself savvy. I have multiple degrees. These things are just getting harder to detect at times.
When in doubt, pay with a credit card. That credit is actually not yours and it's the banks so it's easier to get it handled than your cash in a checking account.
right when i got notification my package was delivered someone texted me to pay extra to redeliver. Ofc after checking my mail box i knew it was fake
Build and memorize your own alphabet grid: A = H, F = Z. etc etc. along with unique identifiers
Scammers are evil people
Good luck with being savy over seas!!!
Scammers Ai New World Order is out of order.
The Bible says we have all sinned. I know I have, haven’t you?
God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4).
Peter said, the Lord is “not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9)
God gave us free will.
The Good news
How can I go up to heaven and have everlasting life ?
“Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ that he died and rose again and you will be saved”
God bless you all in Jesus name.
Nigerians and Indians.
Why isnt that scammer sleeping?
Thay're using Ai for scamming
The end game is physical retailers coming back into vogue. Not just due to scams, but also the prevalence of counterfeits (big issue with Amazon that comingles inventory) and increased costs of shipping, including extra taxes some municipalities are adding.
Scams from NBC run deep too. The whole January 6 💩 just got exposed. You can add yourselves to the scam list 🤣
That's easy just don't use digital currency …. Hackable money never made sense … And since paypal hit me with a unjustifiable bill that taken out of my account .. I been done with digital currency … If can't get the store or pay in cash I don't need it!!!!!!
one story of a victim, she was asked to invest something with high returns, at first she was skeptic and only put in a bit, she did get many times back and she was slowly even given an air ticket to Europe, she was delighted and returned from the holiday, gloating to others how stupid they are for not joining her in the investment, and see how she is rewarded.
in the end, they wanted to bait her to invest more, and when she invested $100,000 thats when they pulled the line and hooked the fish.
With the passwords, what I do is I have the very beginning of every password the same, then the difference afterwards with NAMES of FAMILY MEMBERS, so that not only does it meet the requirements, but it is also a long password that I'm ONLY able to easily remember. Also, any letter that looks like a number is what I replace that letter with. For example, E = 3 , S = 5 , L = 1, O= 0 etc etc.
Anyone who doesnt automatically use these tips as common sense deserves everything they have coming to them in plain English. Ive never had a problem
Im always thinking when I come across these scams that people can't be this greedy or dumb. Then a story hits and sure enough, a scam occured because someone was either greedy or dumb and in most cases, both!
Don't do business with sites that are not extremely popular/famous
Black Friday have started earlier than expected 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂