I go down a lot of rabbit holes on t'interweb. Most are useless but I found one yesterday that I'd like to share with you.
Take Five to Stop Fraud is (obviously) about protecting ourselves from scams. They list over twenty different scams and give helpful advice on protecting ourselves. They include three written-for-them Whodunnits, short stories inviting the reader to solve the crime by watching out for Red Flags.
I've also been listening to some podcasts on BBC Sounds called "Scam Secrets". Some scams are funny (well, not for the victim, obviously): try The Great Knitted Cardigan Scam! All are serious and I'm getting better informed.
Scams aren't funny and it's all too easy to fall for them. Time spent informing myself is time well spent.
I fell for a knitted cardigan scam... it looked amazing in the photograph, but was just a cheap synthetic jersey fabric badly overprinted with a sort of hand knit pattern. Live and learn.
ReplyDeleteI got a really horrid quilted bag - looked great on the picture, no way would I want to be seen with it.
DeleteLots of scams out there; we need to be on alert all the time.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteI've sometimes seen the TV programme 'Scam interceptors' - it's frightening how persuasive some scammers are. They just go on and on until people do whatever they are told to do - like taking a taxi to a town and buying gift cards. All very nasty.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely worth taking the time to be better informed.
DeleteThe number of scams out there is truly frightening.
ReplyDeleteTerrifying!
DeleteI got caught years ago on a fake Clarks shoe site, got sent a 'lovely' fake pair of red Ray bans sunglasses instead of a pair of sandals. I did think they were cheap and post free, I did learn my lesson, I never click on any links on social media.
ReplyDeleteI got caught on a fake Seasalt site. I should have realised that the offer was too good to be true.
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