by Carrie Kerskie | Feb 22, 2022 | Devices, Financial Identity Theft, Fraud and Scams, Identity Theft, Phone/Text, Podcast, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Recently, Carrie received a call from someone worried that their mobile phone number was hacked. Out of fear, and some bad advice, they made some drastic changes on their own to protect their information. What they did not only gave the bad guys more control but...
by Carrie Kerskie | Nov 24, 2020 | Cyber Threats, Devices, Fraud and Scams, Phone/Text, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Robocalls are a pain in the arse. In the past I would get maybe one or two every six months. Now I am getting three or four per day. Robocalls are so bad that the number one question I get when speaking at events is “How can I stop robocalls?” Until...
by Carrie Kerskie | Sep 17, 2012 | Fraud and Scams, Identity, Phone/Text
Election time means being bombarded with political ads, surveys, phone calls, emails and more. But do you really know who is behind the surveys, emails and phone calls? If you’re not careful, you could be giving your money or personal information to criminals....
by Carrie Kerskie | Sep 11, 2012 | Devices, Fraud and Scams, Phone/Text, Privacy Tips & Tricks
Did you know that the information provided on your caller ID may or may not be accurate? Did you know that there are websites that offer caller ID spoofing (manipulation) as a service? That is right, just pay a fee and you too can start caller ID spoofing. Just one...
