Scam Squad

Fraud Specialist, Dr. Judy Christman Yates, reports on a plethora of IRS and tax scams and gives useful tips on how to avoid them. Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson ends the show with good news about members of the Nigerian "Black Axe Gang," many of whom recently faced justice for perpetrating romance scams and conning unsuspecting men and women out of large sums of money. Be sure to subscribe to Scam Squad today so you don't miss a single episode!

Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson interviews Dr Judy Christman Yates, who shares timely advice on many topics including how to do a safe internet search and how to look for legitimate organizations that may provide rent relief. She also delivers an important message about the economic impact payment cards--some people have been throwing them out, thinking the envelope it came in looked like junk mail! To report a scam in Santa Barbara County, call the DA's fraud hotline at 805-568=2442.

Join this special episode of Scam Squad where Co-host Patti Teel describes her experience being scammed to Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson. Patti describes her experience being scammed by RX Advocate. Beware of ordering prescription medications online. Fraudsters often appear to be non-profits or charity organizations.

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Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson is back with Scam Squad this week to talk about mail theft. In this episode, Vicki's special guest is Dayton Aldrich, a victim's witness advocate in the District Attorney's office. Dayton talks about how his group helps victims of mail theft and gives us some good tips on how to prevent it.

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This episode of Scam Squad features Montecito Bank and Trust Senior Fraud Specialist, Doris Roof. Montecito Bank and Trust is on the front-lines combating scammers and alerting consumers not to be tricked by fraudsters! This week Doris Roof discusses puppy adoption scams, while reminding consumers not to send money in the mail or provide sensitive personal information to anyone whom you cannot identify!

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Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson is back with Scam Squad once again to talk about scams that involve Amazon.com. Over the last few weeks, Vicki Johnson’s scam alert team has been notified of various scams that involve online e-commerce. Specifically, Vicki details recent elaborate scams where consumers were notified by what appeared to be amazon.com customer service.

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In this week’s episode of Scam Squad, Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson interviews our special guest Sarah. Sarah got in touch with Vicki Johnson through the Scam Squad Fraud Hotline. Sarah has a rental property in Santa Barbara County. It turns out that Sarah was renting her home through a property manager which may have allowed opportunity for a fraudster to infiltrate her beautiful property.

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This week highlights what Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson calls the ‘Amazon scam’. There are multiple ways that fraudsters impersonate Amazon or other online retail stores. Pay attention if you receive an email notice from any of these companies, as it could be an imposter! Since online shopping is so common these days, watch out for scammers trying to phish your information.

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Everyone dreams of winning the lottery. But don't be fooled! If you receive an email, text message, phone call, or social media notification that you won a sweepstakes that you did not enter, chances are it is a scam!

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With quarantine measures in place during the Covid-19 pandemic, people are finding new ways to meet and socialize online. As a result, online dating and social media websites are increasingly popular. But not everyone browsing social media sites is looking for innocent relationships. Professional scammers and fraudsters are stalking online social media and dating sites in order to steal valuable personal information. Professional scammers target vulnerable people to toy with their emotions in order to steal their identity or finances. Be aware that not everyone is who they appear to be online!

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