Scam Squad

BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO SCAM SQUAD TODAY SO YOU DON'T MISS A SINGLE WARNING! Shawn Dyer, Senior Fraud Specialist from Monteciot Bank & Trust warns of four basic signs or a scam: 1. Scammers pretend to be from a familiar organization or agency, like the Social Security Administration, or Internal Revenue Service. They may email attachments with official-looking logos, seals, or signatures. 2. Scamm...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 07 - 01 - Scam Fighters by Hub for Podcasting

Dayton Aldrich, Victim Advocate for the County of Santa Barbara reports about scammers who forge a phony deed and use the home owner's property as collateral to get loans, lines of credit, etc. In the most horrendous cases, they sell a person's house right out from under them. Recognize the red flags and steps you can take to protect your home.

A gentleman almost falls for a sophisticated Jury Duty Scam. Randy, a gentleman from Santa Maria, received a threatening call from authorities who told him that he had missed Federal Jury Duty. At the time, Randy was returning from a grocery shopping trip. The authorities told him that he had to immediately drive from Santa Maria to Santa Barbara to pay $4,500 and that if he didn't, they would pin...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 06 - 10 - Vacation Scams by Hub for Podcasting

Today's Expert Guest - Dr. Judy Christman Yates, DPA, Criminologist & Financial Exploitation Specialist On past shows we have talked about Artificial Intelligence. Now there seems to be something new that has world attention called ChatGPT. But first, Judy explains what ChatBot is before explaining how ChatGPT works and what we can do with it. While ChatGPT can be an amazing tool, scammers also us...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 05 - 24 - Drained Giftcards by Hub for Podcasting

With Special Guest--Shawn Dyer, Montecito Bank & Trust Fraud Specialist Rental scams have been around for a long time. However, as college lets out for the summer, they are on the rise. Here's how the Scam Works: You see a great rental listing on Craigs List. The price is likely to be better than other similar properties. When you respond to the ad, the person who posted it tries to get you off th...

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Scmsqd - 2023 - 05 - 06 - Oragnaize Wallet by Hub for Podcasting

With Special Guest, Santa Barbara DA's Victim Advocate, Dayton Aldrich. After a warning about spoofing, Dayton discusses Artificial Intelligence (AI) Voice Cloning, which scammers are using it to impersonate people. Scammers often obtain a sample of someone's voice from social media, videos or podcasts. AI can clone a voice with a recording of a dialogue that's only three seconds long. Scammers ca...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 04 - 08 - Dark Web by Hub for Podcasting

Scam Squad Guest, Dr Judy Christman Yates, DPA, Criminologist discusses IRS scams to avoid and the FTC Top Scams of 2022 1. Top Scams of 2022, https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/02/top- scams-2022?utm_source=govdelivery, 2/23/2023 by Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Rayo, Consumer Education Specialist. “The latest FTC data book says people reported losing $8.8 billion to scams. • Invest...

Shawn Dyer, Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank & Trust, sounds the alarm about check fraud, which is on the rise. She urges people to utilize online banking so they can check the activity of their bank accounts frequently and pull up check images that may have been altered. She also talks about the Tech Scam, which is still rampant. The scammer pretends to work for a tech company. They tell the vi...

In this episode, a woman is almost taken in by the Jury Duty Scam. It's easy to see why. She received a call and the caller ID was spoofed to say it was the Sheriff's Department. The scammers identified themselves by using names of real sheriffs and judges. Plus, the victim occasionally received subpoenas to testify, because she was a medical expert--making it even more believable. They told her t...

It can be very difficult to convince someone that they're involved in a Romance Scam. Here are tips on how to help a friend recogize that the person they think they love is nothing but a scammer.

Doris Roof, Montecito Bank & Trust Fraud Manager, and Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson, give advice on how to use Zelle safely. Roof reeals that Zelle guidelies are set up by Early Warning Systems. To help prevent fraud, Early Warning Systems is adding more prompts, asking questions such as, "Did you initiate this transaction or did someone else ask you to initiate the transaction?" Other Ze...

With Special Guest, Dayton Aldrich, Victim Restitution Specialist To tell your Story on Scam Squad, contact Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson at 805-568-2442 Recently in Santa Barbara, a couple's Ring Security Camera, which was linked to their phones, let them know that someone was at their door, claiming to be from Door Dash. They were both at work and told the phony Door Dash person that th...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 02 - 25 - Pig Butchering by Hub for Podcasting

Information from WHAT TO DO IF YOU WERE SCAMMED, https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-do-if-you-were-scammed What should you do if… You Paid a Scammer by credit/debit card or there was an unauthorized transfer from your bank account: • Contact the company or bank that issued the credit card, debit card or wire transfer from your bank account • Tell them it was a fraudulent charge. • Ask them to...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 02 - 11 - Latest Scams by Hub for Podcasting

Today's show features advice from Criminologist, Dr. Judy Christman Yates. First, Dr. Yates gives advice on Spotting Phony Websites and reviews six ways to tell if a website is credible. This information is drawn from an article by the University of Wisconsin. https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/page.php?id=... Tip: Go to your web browser and type in the name of a person, business, or organization followed b...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 01 - 28 - Vicky Social Media by Hub for Podcasting

Scam Squad: With Special Guest, Shawn Dyer, Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank & Trust Shawn Dyer reports about a rise in the Pay Pal Imposter Scam, and reminds us that it can also occur on other platforms such as Amazon or E-Bay. Here's how it works: You are contacted by an email or a text message telling you that you have had a large dollar amount charged on your account. You are asked to...

Scmsqd - 2023 - 01 - 14 - Identity Fraud by Hub for Podcasting