Its very easy to fall for a scam. Even when searching for something as I have and I’ve discussed many times, you can in fact be duped. It can happen to the best of us! Even those who are savvy!
This number blew me away: Nearly 90% of American adults are confident they can detect and prevent a scam. And yet, 27% say they’ve been a victim at some point. The numbers don’t add up.
You’re right, Kim. These numbers don’t match, and it is something that should be concerning. But this survey doesn’t account for the disabled community which covers many types of disabilities.
This is why I’ve decided to make this file 1 of next week’s Things to Ponder. I did go through this article and highlighted what it had to say and its an extended pondering segment.
Over half surveyed say that their institution of choice protects them from scams, yet 1/3 don’t check their bank accounts at a minimum and 2/3 check their accounts and credit scores.
Americans state that they are familiar with scams like Phishing and bank impersonation at 54 and 51 percent respectively, yet they couldn’t identify most of the scams they were presented with.
Finally, 71 percent say that if they were a victim, it did a number to their financial health.
Read more in this article and stay tuned to the airing(s) of this across the network at their respective times. The running of the file is about 20 minutes or so.
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Stay in the know, stay well. Learn. Do your best not to be that victim. We all make mistakes, its what we do afterword that counts.
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