{"id":521,"date":"2022-08-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"gid:\/\/art19-episode-locator\/V0\/0t2UwsZ5YTF7a0Vjg3JLtWF69y_OzZQDAOwLmyCm9Zw"},"modified":"2022-08-02T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T10:00:00","slug":"scam-avoidance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brothers-in-tech.com\/?p=521","title":{"rendered":"Scam Avoidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7366\"><a class=\"wp-embedded-audio\" href=\"https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/7FB487\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/a7abec79-9812-4284-a0e5-90223095cb10.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIgxCbHVicnJ5BjoGRVQ%3D--a8950c811add1124beefcda61e27f2a7f7825eba\">https:\/\/chrt.fm\/track\/7FB487\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/a7abec79-9812-4284-a0e5-90223095cb10.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIgxCbHVicnJ5BjoGRVQ%3D--a8950c811add1124beefcda61e27f2a7f7825eba<\/a><\/div><p>Although the process of bad actors attempting to scam someone has been around since the beginning of time (actually, we don\u2019t know if that is true\u2026but it sounds good), but the use of technology to accomplish those goals has become rampant over the past 30-40 years. From calls on your landline to see if anyone is home\u2026to emails to suggest that the Prince of Nairobi wants to send you a lot of money\u2026to messages claiming that you need to provide your financial information in order to stop a mistaken charge, scammers are always looking to find new and effective ways of getting access to your information and\/or money. Yeah\u2026people suck. But, regardless of the approach, there are some strategies that can help limit the likelihood that you will fall victim.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Brothers in Tech, we welcome a guest who has a lot of experience dealing with scammers and helping vulnerable users stay safe from scams.&nbsp;<strong>Bill Carrigan (IT\/Help Desk\/Support @ Pacific University)&nbsp;<\/strong>helps us figure out some steps in recognizing and avoiding phone, email, text, and online sales scams. So, if you are still waiting on your millions from the Prince of Nairobi\u2026this episode is for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Hosts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Alan Jackson (the older Brother) is a producer of online content with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejacksoncreative.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Creative<\/a>&nbsp;and survey researcher with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksoninsight.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson Insight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Jackson (the younger Brother) is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificu.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific University<\/a>&nbsp;and Product Director\/Consultant at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/senaptec.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Senaptec, Inc.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have any feedback for the Brothers regarding this topic (or future topics)? Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brothers-in-tech.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.Brothers-In-Tech.com<\/a>&nbsp;or email&nbsp;info@themesh.tv.<\/p>\n<p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy<\/a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the process of bad actors attempting to scam someone has been around since the beginning of time (actually, we don\u2019t know if that is true\u2026but it sounds good), but the use of technology to accomplish those goals has become rampant over the past 30-40 years. 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