Fraud and scams are growing crimes, especially with the ease
that scammers have in contacting people on the phone, through email, texts, and
over the world wide web. We see many alerts on TV, in the newspapers, radio, and
via social media about the latest scams or frauds to hit our area.
One of the leading organizations that has been educating the
public about fraud and how to protect yourself from becoming a fraud or scam
victim is the AARP through its Fraud Watch Network.
Earlier this year, AARP began a podcast series called “The
Perfect Scam” to educate the public about scams and how scammers think and
work. Hosted by Will Johnson, who has hosted and produced web content for
Discovery Communications, and Frank Abagnale. Frank Abagnale, of the “Catch Me
if You Can” book and movie fame, provides his expertise about fraud from his
experience as a young fraudster and his subsequent work as an advisor to the
FBI.
Each 30-minute episode focuses on a specific scam with an
interview of a victim and insight into the workings and psychology of the scam
from Mr. Abagnale.
If you enjoy listening to podcasts and want to learn more
about how to protect yourself from scams and fraud you might want to listen to
this podcast. You can find it wherever you subscribe to your podcasts or at its
website.
AARP The Perfect Scam Podcast:
AARP Fraud Watch Network:
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fraud-watch-network/
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