Halloween: Spooky scammer stories

- Happy Halloween.…It's a time when ghosts and ghouls…come out to invade our homes and haunt us,…well, little costumed ones anyway.…But what about the really ghouls…that are haunting us every day?…You may not give them much thought,…but they haunt our digital lives.…I'm talking about scammers.…Imagine that for everyone trying to sell you something…there's a scammer out there trying to steal your money…or your identity.…So what are these common scams?…Stealing your identity.…With social security number,…plus some pieces of personal information,…scammers can steal your identity.…

And when they do they can get your tax refund,…take out a loan in your name,…or even get a medical procedure using your identity.…Imagine being on the hook for a 100,000 dollar…medical procedure that you didn't even get.…Scary stuff.…A twist on this identity theft…is when someone steals your contact list…and sends an urgent plea to your family and friends…asking them to wire funds.…Another scam that's gone global…is when a person receives a call…