FALSE EMAIL SCAMS

This episode of Scam Squad features Senior Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank and Trust, Shawn Dyer. Shawn talks about a few familiar scams that seem to continuously reoccur. E-mail compromise and tech-support scams continuously plague the market. Luckily for consumers, scams are easily recognized and avoided when proper precautions are taken. E-mail compromise happens when a scammer sends an email to a person, posing as a familiar contact. We see perpetrators posing as church pastors or charity organizations, in an attempt to obtain money or gift cards. If you receive an email from what appears to be a trusted contact asking for monetary compensation, be aware, it could be a scam!