Weekly round-up
Our Insights notes on weekly round-up: real, published stories, explained calmly, each with its warning signs and what families can do. Newest first.
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Weekly round-up
Fake officials, fake banks and a familiar voice: this week's scams all rely on urgency
Whether the caller claimed to be a bank, a sheriff or the police, the pressure to act at once was the same. The safest answer in every case was to hang up and check through a number you look up yourself.
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Weekly round-up
Official-sounding calls, spoofed numbers and pressure to pay: the week's scam pattern
Most of this week's stories involve callers posing as police, sheriffs or relatives, and the number on the screen proved no guide. The common remedy was to stop, hang up and check independently.
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Weekly round-up
Fake officers, borrowed numbers and cloned voices: the phone call is the weak point
Most of this week's stories began with a call from someone claiming to be police, a bank or a friend in trouble. The tactics differ, but the pressure to pay or act at once is the same.