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Phone Scams -They'll make up over 50% of your phone calls by 2019

Phone Scams -They'll make up over 50% of your phone calls by 2019

FromThe Online Fraudcast with Brett Johnson & Karisse Hendrick


Phone Scams -They'll make up over 50% of your phone calls by 2019

FromThe Online Fraudcast with Brett Johnson & Karisse Hendrick

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 7, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

According to a recent AARP study, over 50% of all calls placed to cell phones will be spam/fraudulent by the end of 2018. They say that they'll continue to increase and comprise of 80% of all cell phone calls by 2020. Why are they growing so quickly, how can they be stopped and what do you to to prevent yourself form giving information away on those calls that could lead to financial losses and identity theft? These are just some of the topics discussed on this call; in addition to a thoughtful recollection by Brett of a "full circle moment" recently, speaking at Quantico.Follow Online FraudCast on Facebook; subscribe to be updated when new episodes are released; e-mail for additional information or questions: info@OnlineFraudCast.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 7, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Brett Johnson and Karisse Hendrick are both anti-cybercrime experts. But, with very different experiences. Karisse has worked with hundreds of the World's largest e-commerce and mobile companies to help them prevent payment fraud and other threats to their bottom line and customers. Brett, started his journey as an online fraudster, creating the first darknet forum for buying & selling credit cards and was responsible for creating the criminal enterprise that commits identity theft, credit card fraud and many other online scams. But, after landing on the Secret Service's Most Wanted List and serving his time, he's been reformed and now dedicated his career to helping consumers and online companies prevent fraud from people he used to be.