The Scam Epidemic
We don't use the term lightly, we now live in a world where scammers are rife and the unsuspecting are vulnerable, here is a snapshot of our advice when it comes to the vast array of scams which are being perpetrated across the world including Eyre Peninsula.
If there is one message you take away from this advice, that is to know this is a thing
Scammers are using emails, web pages, social media, text messages and phone calls
They are using you to defeat your own internet security
Regional people are way more trusting than are city-based people
They use a scattergun approach
They don’t know who you are
They don’t even know if you have a computer
They have an answer for every question
They will change tack depending on what you say
Scams come in via SMS, Email, Facebook, Web pages Phone calls
Pretend someone has come to your door with the same request
Would you let them in
Would you let them access your computer
Would you let them see you login to your internet banking
State “I believe this to be a scam call” and hang up
This will tell a genuine caller that they have not got it right
Don’t give the bad guys a chance to deal with your rejection of them
If you are thinking it could be genuine
Get a second opinion from someone you trust
Call the organization on their regular contact number, web page, white pages, yellow pages
Gift cards
Catch a scammer
Do not engage