Scam Squad

Beware of emails which appear to come from friends, but aren't what you'd expect to receive from them. In this special edition of Scam Scam, a retired defense attorney shares the red flags he recognized when a board member from an organization he's a member of asked for gift cards for what seemed to be a 'good cause.' Then, the County of Santa Barbara's restitution specialist, Dayton Aldrich, shar...

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Doris Roof, Fraud Manager at Montecito Bank & Trust, shares a warning from processors of debit and credit cards. Fraudsters have found a way to trigger an alert about a suspicious transaction (which they instigated). After you receive a two-step verification code, the crooks call you and pretend to be your bank. They may request the two-step verification code that you were sent, pretending to try...

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Santa Barbara Police Officers, together with the Secret Service, work quickly and recover 50 K to a ninety-year old gentleman who was scammed by ruthless con-artists who used the Social Security Scam.

Shawn Dyer, Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank & Trust, reports on the Craigslist Overpayment Scam and Tech Support Scams. Beware of fraudsters who overpay or try to get you off the Craigslist platform for your communications. Don’t click on links that pop up on your computer or phone, telling you that you’re having a technical problem. And once again, we’re reminded that gift cards should...

Deputy District Attorney, Vicki Johnson, speaks to criminologist, Dr Judy Christman Yates, who walks listeners through steps that can be taken to stop unsolicited junk mail and 'junk phone calls.' Together, they also review the guidelines that legitimate telemarketers MUST follow. If they don't, you're urged to file a complaint with the FTC. Telemarketers who are violating the guidelines face seri...

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Dayton Aldrich, restitution specialist for the County of Santa Barbara shares tips on how to choose a financial advisor. Then, Jeannie West, from Hospice of Santa Barbara, shares a personal story of sending money to a scammer through Western Union. The story has a happy ending because Western Union has been ordered to pay back victims who sent money through Western Union and after more than ten ye...

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Scam Squad features Dooris Roof, Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank and Trust. Host Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson and Co-Host Patti Teel follow the latest scams involving P2P and Other Money Transfer Scams. Watch out for suspicious e-mails and text-messages from fraudsters trying to steal your sensitive personal and financial information. To report a scam or if you believe you have...

Watch out for scams when booking your next vacation through a third party website. Look for red flags when booking with an alternative booking site such as price reductions. When booking your next trip, be sure to pay with a credit card, that way you are protected by fraud as a consumer. Tune in to the most recent episodes of Scam Squad, now streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcast...

Our guest host today Anthony Giannini interviews Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson about the latest scams happening in our communities. Today, Vicki highlights a recent Medicare Scam that involves fraudsters who pose as AARP or similar 'official' organizations. Watch this week's episode to learn more about how to identify suspicious phone calls and identify scammers before they take your valu...

Are business fraud alerts a part of the scam? Sometimes consumers receive texts or emails from what appear to be legitimate organizations, but in fact are fraudsters trying to bait your personal information! Remember that businesses like banks who call directly asking to provide sensitive information, like your social security number, are often scammers! Consumers can be reassured, however, that l...

Join Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson and host Patti Teel Feature Senior Fraud Specialist Shawn Dyer. Shawn talks about the latest scams, including fraudsters who lure unsuspecting victims by impersonating banks and other institutions. To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fraud hotline at 805-568-2442. Follow our channel on YouTube @ Scamsquad

This week's episode of Scam Squad features Dayton Aldrich, who gives us a review of what he calls 'classical scams'. Classical scams are scams that the DA sees regularly; these scams just won't go away! Dayton discusses how valuable your privacy is to tech companies and talks about the security of payment services such as Zelle and Venmo. To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fra...

This week's special guest is restitution specialist, Dayton Aldrich, who shares his latest scam alerts with us. As the State of California makes the last push for its residents to become vaccinated before CA once again fully reopens, the State of California is offering cash prizes to its residents who choose to become vaccinated. As the governor's office begins to make calls to residents announcin...

Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson interviews senior fraud specialist Dr. Judy Christman Yates, who warns us about computer hackers and their associated scams. Dr. Yates explains to our audience what is computer ‘hacking’ and what can you do if your computer gets hacked! To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fraud hotline at 805-568-2442.

This week’s episode of Scam Squad features Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank and Trust, Doris Roof. Doris updates our listeners about what is happening at the bank in the world of scams. Called ‘smishing’, it is very common to see scammers reach out to anyone via text message or email, claiming to be an official merchant or organization. Even if you receive a text message to your personal...

Patti and Vicki talk about current scam updates that are happening now! AARP has issued a warning to watch out for calls, texts, or emails, supposedly from government agencies, that ask for you to provide sensitive information in order to receive the recent stimulus check. Also be aware of scams related to vaccines and tech support companies. You won’t want to miss the story of the mystery man, ‘T...