Sean Pyles

That's why some people, I think, just want to use the same password for everything to keep it simple.

But it's also really risky to do that.

Also, if you are going to keep your passwords written down somewhere physical in the analog world, keep it somewhere safe.

Elizabeth, you've talked about how you use your car as your wallet.

I'm going to say don't keep all of your passwords in your car.

Well, let's get to some other tips about how people can keep themselves safe, especially, you know, as tax season is coming on.

So Elizabeth, what else do you think people should be doing besides, you know, not keeping passwords in their car?

Yeah, the IRS is not going to contact you that way.

Pretty much no government agency is going to just call you up and ask for your most sensitive personal information.

If that happens, because this is still a really common scam, just hang up, ignore them, maybe block the number.

Well, the sad thing is that them texting you is their job.

People work full time doing this.

But yeah, I get those pretty much every week too.

I got one last week and it said I could get $100 to $200 an hour for just doing really simple work.

Which is a classic hallmark of these job scams where it's like you can get a lot, a lot of money, but you actually don't have to put in any effort or have any specific skills for this job.

And if you get that, just ignore it.

I think we all know about this now.

I think a theme that I see across a lot of scams is urgency.

So sometimes you might be getting an email or a call that says, oh, your loved one was in a car accident.

And with the advent of AI scams, now it might actually sound like your loved one saying, oh, I was in a car accident or I was arrested and I need you to send a bunch of money to this place immediately.