Posted on Nov 7, 2023
8 simple things you can do to protect yourself from getting scammed : Life Kit
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Scams can happen to anyone — even to people who study them.
Kelly Richmond-Pope, a forensic accounting professor at DePaul University, fell for one in 2017. While searching for tickets to a Bruno Mars concert, she found a website that was offering front-row seats for a low price. After she paid for the tickets, she realized ... they were fake!
Looking back on the incident, Richmond-Pope, who also researches fraud and white-collar crime, says "the website I got the tickets off of did look different from Ticketmaster."
To reduce your chances of getting swindled, take extra precautions to safeguard your data and finances. Scammers may want personal information like your social security number to say, open a bank account or steal your benefits, or your bank account numbers.
Scams can happen to anyone — even to people who study them.
Kelly Richmond-Pope, a forensic accounting professor at DePaul University, fell for one in 2017. While searching for tickets to a Bruno Mars concert, she found a website that was offering front-row seats for a low price. After she paid for the tickets, she realized ... they were fake!
Looking back on the incident, Richmond-Pope, who also researches fraud and white-collar crime, says "the website I got the tickets off of did look different from Ticketmaster."
To reduce your chances of getting swindled, take extra precautions to safeguard your data and finances. Scammers may want personal information like your social security number to say, open a bank account or steal your benefits, or your bank account numbers.
8 simple things you can do to protect yourself from getting scammed : Life Kit
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