Scam Squad

TRAVEL SCAMS - This week, Scam Squad host Patti Teel and Chief D.A. Investigator Kristina Perkins, discuss the latest travel scams, in particular airline ticket booking scams. Investigator Perkins also discusses other scams that are currently attacking Santa Barbara County and the Nation. Be sure to listen to this episode if you are planning to travel or fly soon.

This week, our guest is Montecito Bank, who recently detected a romance scam being perpetrated on one of it's bank customers. Learn about romances scams, as well as about other types of impersonationist scams, by listening to Scam Squad each week.

An all new Scam Fighting organization for senior citizens, Silver Shield, has been formed in San Luis Obispo County, CA. The local police and several other community groups have put together to create a strong anit-scam community outreach and community available for seniors who think they've been scammed as well as those who are interest in the prevention of potetial scams that might affect them. For more information about this group or how to create or contact one, be sure to listen to this particular podcast.

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Today we look at the Courier Scams that had been surging in Santa Barbara County, the State, and the Nation. Courier Scams are when a Grandparents Scam, Kidnapping Scam, Extortion Scam, or similar scams where the crooks have remotely pressured the victims into agreeing to hand over large amounts of money in the form of cash, gift cards, gold coins, etc to a courier that shows up at the victims location, receives the money, packages it, and sends it off by mail, ups, fed-x or other means.

This week, host Patti Teel and Greg from the District Attorney's Office, tells us about the huge consequences of Identity Theft and then guides us step by step as to how to very simply and easily, totally guard yourself from Identity Theft.

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Deputy District Attorney Kirstina Perkins and Senior Fraud Specialist Shawn Dyer from Montecito Bank and Trust, explain how to protect yourselves from being scammed by two of the worst Bank Imposter Scams, the first being the Bank Imposter Scam and the second as the Pay Pal Imposter Scam. These are very highly sophisticated scams that most victims easily fall for. Listen to Shawn Dyer and Deputy District Attroney Kristina Perkins explain in detail how to spot and protect yourselves from these scams.

An all new scam that Dept D.A. Christina Perkins has recently discovered is what she terms as THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS SCAM. Within the “COMENTS” portion of the You Tube videos, there will be comments with a link saying here is a video of what's happening, but it will just direct you fo a Phishing Scam to defraud you. So avoid being suckered into the Socila Mecia Comments Scams. Christina also covers a rising problem of Investment Scams that are adopting the use of payments by Cripto Currency. As most of us know, the most dangerous threats to losing your money is by not knowing about the consequences of Cripto Currency.

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Shawn Dyer, Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank & Trust discusses phishing, followed by an important discussion about Check Fraud, which is on the rise. Learn how to spot and stop check fraud by diligently monitoring your account. And if you are a victim of check fraud, learn how altered checks and counterfeit checks are handled differently by banks.

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Investigator Greg Hons from the Santa Barbara County DA's office reports that there has been a drastic increase in theft that's taking place inside mail sorting facilities. While we understand that most postal workers are honest, a small percentage are stealing--and they're stealing a lot. Criminal syndicates are recruiting postal workers to move narcotics, and to steal checks, credit cards and gift cards from the mail. Be sure to listen to this episode and incorporate the valuable tips to reduce the likelihood of having your mail stolen. If you ever do suspect that your mail has been stolen, contact the US Postal Inspector at 877-876-2455.

Criminologist, Judy Christman Yates, delivers a serious warning about uploading medical records on AI apps. She also reviews Red Flags that indicate you're dealing with a scammer. Then, in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, Inspector Greg Hons talks about giving wisely and how to ensure you're not contributing to a scam.

Inverstigator, Greg Hons, gives tips to avoid being scammed in the New Year. Tip One: Leave your valuables in the trunk of your car when you go to work out. When you are done working out, look through your purse or wallet to make sure everything is there. Tip Two: Get your free credit report at https://www.annualcreditreport.com You don't have to get all three at once. Greg recommends getting one in Jan, another in in June, and the third one in December. (The three main credit bureaus are Experian, Equifax and Trans Union.) Tip Three: Consider getting rid of your debit card in favor of an old-fashioned ATM card.

Host Patti Teel and Deputy D.A. Krinstina Perkins inform us about digital pickpocketing and other current scams affecting the nation and how to spot and avoid them.

This week Patti and Kristina tell you about a tricky vintage car scam, followed by some recent new scams as well as anti-scam methods you can use.

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This week, Patti and Kristina have special guest, Crimnologist Judy Yates who will explain some very clever computer scams.

The Holidays are here and Patti and Kristina are here to tell you all about the latest Christmas Shopping scams, as well as the old standard ones, that you're likely to encounter this holiday season.

This week hosts Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Kristina Perkins interview a recent victim of a credit card scam during her wedding brunch. Learn how to protect yourself from being scammed by phony travel agencies you find on internet searches.

Patti and Kristina discuss a reoccurrence of the Process Warrant Scam in Santa Barbara. Learn how to detect and deal with it.

This week, hosts Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Kristiana Perkins tells us about two old scams that are making the rounds again. The IRS Scam and the Magazine Subscription Scam. It can be very easy to be taken by either of these scams, so please do not miss this episode.

This week Patti and Kristina interview a person who had the old Summons Scam tried on them, but fortunately, didn't fall for it. Find out exactly what saved the person from becoming a victim of the scammer. Very interesting show.

This week, hosts Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Christina Perkins interview Shawn Dyer, Chief Fraud Specialist at Montecito Bank and Trust, about Check Fraud and how to spot and prevent it.

This week, Host Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Christina Perkins introduce us to the D.A.'s County Consumer Protection Unit. The local County Consumer Protection Unit mostly deals with consumer complaints from local businesses that falsely advertise or defraud customers. This type of consumer protection is different from most of the typical online, phone, text, and email scams that Scam Squad talks about. You won't want to miss hearing about this great consumer complaint resource.

This week, Patti and Christina tell us all about FTC Scams and Jury Duty Scams, how to spot them and what to do with them.

This week, Patti and Christina explore the dangerous world of QRC Scams. QRC scanning is so new and is so rapidly coming on everywhere and changing so much that Patti and Christiana want to warn you as much as they can about them. It is so easy nowdays to lose your personal information and get scammed out of thousands of dollars, so don't miss this QRC episode of Scam Squad.

This week, host Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Christina Jenkins discuss unsolicited text messages that try to get you to do something, such as go to a link or download software. Learn how to avoid these scams and more in this episode of Scam Squad

This week, Host Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Christina Perkins review Political Election Scams. They will discuss the three major election scams attacking voters this election cycle which are Voter Registration Scams, Political Donation Scams, and Fake Surveys and Polls. Learn how to avoid falling victim to these scams and stay safe.

This week on Scam Squad, hosts Patti Teel and Christina Perkins discuss the latest Fake Social Media Scams currently happening in Santa Barbara County and the nation, as well as how to guard yourself from being taken in by them.