Preventing Phone, Email, And Text Scams
- At May 22, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Education, New Video
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Scams have increased dramatically over the past few years. Scammers have new ways to persuade people to part with their money and personal information. Thanks to social media, millions of people provide scammers with all the information they need to steal identities and drain bank accounts.
This video shares tips to protect your personal information and savings from phone, email, and text scams.
In this video:
• Scams are increasing. 00:36
• High scam activity states. 1:42
• Information scam artists collect. 2:00
• Types of scams:
• IRS 5:41
• Social Security 7:41
• Medicare 8:36
• Bail money 9:23
• Utility shut off 10:09
• Voting scams 11:11
• Fraudulent online orders 12:55
• YouTube & social media 14:12
Online Lists You Can Ignore
- At April 24, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Education, New Video
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You search the internet for product reviews and get back numerous websites about the “10 Best” “Best (fill in the blank) for 2023.” Many times these sites do not agree which product is best and the reviews are vague, reviewer qualifications and testing methods are not disclosed.
Most are are commercial business accepting advertising and manufacturer incentives to sell low price, low quality products, or best selling products by internet retailers.
This video shares how to separate biased from unbiased lists and reviews.
In this video:
• There are lists for almost everything. 00:46
• .org websites versus .com websites. 1:33
• Can you trust a trusted domain name? 3:33
• Experienced testers or corporate executives? 5:10
• Biased unbiased reviews and ratings. 5:59
• Why are D-rated products listed? 7:37
Marketing Tricks: Income Tax Relief Companies
- At April 04, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Education, New Video
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You owed income tax but haven’t paid any for years? No problem. You paid a lot less than than you owed? No sweat. You are being audited? Relax! There are companies promising dramatic income tax reductions and protection from IRS wage garnishment and property liens. In many cases, these companies relieve you of your money not your tax bill to perform services tax payers can perform for free.
In this video:
• Tax relief company marketing hype. 00:40
• IRS and state hardship programs. 1:18
• Do you qualify for a hardship program? 2:02
• FTC tax relief company complaints. 2:37
• IRS hardship programs self-help. 3:12
