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Ep - 80 - Take your time to protect yourself
Season 1, Ep. 80
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The world gets faster but it can make us very vulnerable as scammers and the unscrupulous, trick us into making decisions too quickly. The banks are not always helpful if customers are defrauded.
It is not only the elderly who are at risk. We all have to make sure we do not click on links, open attachments or accept phone calls from unknown senders.
Busy people are probably the most vulnerable as they do not allow time to check things out.
Just as dangerous are the friendly faces of stage and screen who encourage us to put our savings in special accounts or to take advantage of crypto currencies for the first time. These trustworthy faces are anything but. The celebrities know nothing about the investments being advertised their faces are being used by criminals to get us to trust them with our money.
And once you have sent them your money it will disappear - probably out of the country - and in many cases the victims do not realise for years that they have been defrauded.
Every time we check our emails we are in danger if we allow ourselves to be rushed.
When we make holiday bookings we need to be just as careful as there are lots of criminals trying to tempt holidaymakers with super accommodation at bargain prices. Take time to do your research and protect yourself.
Parking your car can also be a battleground with criminals and while supermarkets are not run by criminals they are not as open and honest as they used to be.
Just take time to keep yourself and your money safe.
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