SKIMMING, MALICIOUS QRC CODES & UNWITTING MONEY MULES...OH MY!

Special Guest, Dayton Aldrich, discusses victim restitution before describing Skimmers & Malicious QR codes. These days, skimmers are harder to spot than ever before, because they may be miniscule cameras--which can record your credit card number and pin codes. The best practice to avoid skimmers is to go into the store or the gas station and to use your credit card (rather than a debit card) because you are more likely to be able to dispute the charges. Malicious QR codes have also been springing up more and more and Dayton reminds us that QR codes are just a representation of a url link. When you scan the code with your camera or an app on your cell phone, it can take you to a malicious website, steal info from your phone, or install junk & pornography. We talk all the time about not clicking on mysterious links but remember, QR codes are just links,. Don't hold your camera up to one unless you're sure it's from a safe source. Also, teach your kids not to scan every QR code they come across! Vicki reports about a woman who contacted her FRAUD HOTLINE after realizing that she had unknowingly been a money mule. (Thankfully, she figured it out and was generous enough to share her experience to warn others.) And finally, Vicki shares a story about a romance scammer who was apprehended and sentenced. It was a very full episode!