Scam Squad

Dayton Aldrich, restitution specialist for the County of Santa Barbara shares tips on how to choose a financial advisor. Then, Jeannie West, from Hospice of Santa Barbara, shares a personal story of sending money to a scammer through Western Union. The story has a happy ending because Western Union has been ordered to pay back victims who sent money through Western Union and after more than ten years, Jeanne received her money back!

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Scam Squad features Dooris Roof, Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank and Trust. Host Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson and Co-Host Patti Teel follow the latest scams involving P2P and Other Money Transfer Scams. Watch out for suspicious e-mails and text-messages from fraudsters trying to steal your sensitive personal and financial information.

To report a scam or if you believe you have been scammed, call Vicki Johnson at 805.568.2442

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Watch out for scams when booking your next vacation through a third party website. Look for red flags when booking with an alternative booking site such as price reductions. When booking your next trip, be sure to pay with a credit card, that way you are protected by fraud as a consumer.

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Our guest host today Anthony Giannini interviews Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson about the latest scams happening in our communities. Today, Vicki highlights a recent Medicare Scam that involves fraudsters who pose as AARP or similar 'official' organizations.

Watch this week's episode to learn more about how to identify suspicious phone calls and identify scammers before they take your valuable personal information.

Tune in to the most recent episodes of Scam Squad, now streaming on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts!

Stream Scam Squad on our website and more!

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Watch the full video interview on our YouTube Channel @ Scam Squad

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Are business fraud alerts a part of the scam? Sometimes consumers receive texts or emails from what appear to be legitimate organizations, but in fact are fraudsters trying to bait your personal information! Remember that businesses like banks who call directly asking to provide sensitive information, like your social security number, are often scammers! Consumers can be reassured, however, that large corporations like Amazon are taking action to prevent fraud.

To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fraud hotline at 805-568-2442.

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Join Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson and host Patti Teel Feature Senior Fraud Specialist Shawn Dyer. Shawn talks about the latest scams, including fraudsters who lure unsuspecting victims by impersonating banks and other institutions.

To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fraud hotline at 805-568-2442.

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This week's episode of Scam Squad features Dayton Aldrich, who gives us a review of what he calls 'classical scams'. Classical scams are scams that the DA sees regularly; these scams just won't go away!

Dayton discusses how valuable your privacy is to tech companies and talks about the security of payment services such as Zelle and Venmo.

To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fraud hotline at 805-568-2442.

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This week's special guest is restitution specialist, Dayton Aldrich, who shares his latest scam alerts with us.

As the State of California makes the last push for its residents to become vaccinated before CA once again fully reopens, the State of California is offering cash prizes to its residents who choose to become vaccinated. As the governor's office begins to make calls to residents announcing them as winners of a cash prize, scammers are also making calls to CA residents, announcing them as winners.

As always, be careful about who you share your personal information with over the computer and telephone.

To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fraud hotline at 805-568-2442.

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