Steve Wiseman

And so they could, the bad guys could know from checking out your social media, you call your grandmother Meemaw. And so they get a call, Meemaw, it's me. I'm in trouble. I need some money. Get it to me fast.

Yes, I saw the videos of that. It was terrific. Along with individuals, Willie Sutton, a famous bank robber, was once asked, why did he rob banks? He said, because that's where the money is. Major, major scams are perpetrated against companies and government agencies. We've seen that with ransomware and other things.

Yes, I saw the videos of that. It was terrific. Along with individuals, Willie Sutton, a famous bank robber, was once asked, why did he rob banks? He said, because that's where the money is. Major, major scams are perpetrated against companies and government agencies. We've seen that with ransomware and other things.

Yes, I saw the videos of that. It was terrific. Along with individuals, Willie Sutton, a famous bank robber, was once asked, why did he rob banks? He said, because that's where the money is. Major, major scams are perpetrated against companies and government agencies. We've seen that with ransomware and other things.

But one of the biggest, as far as companies go, is called the business email compromise. And what happens is the bad guys get into the computers of a company. They find out when a particular CEO or CFO is going to be away or on vacation or something. And then they send an email that appears to come from them. asking to wire money to a particular company that they're doing business with.

But one of the biggest, as far as companies go, is called the business email compromise. And what happens is the bad guys get into the computers of a company. They find out when a particular CEO or CFO is going to be away or on vacation or something. And then they send an email that appears to come from them. asking to wire money to a particular company that they're doing business with.

But one of the biggest, as far as companies go, is called the business email compromise. And what happens is the bad guys get into the computers of a company. They find out when a particular CEO or CFO is going to be away or on vacation or something. And then they send an email that appears to come from them. asking to wire money to a particular company that they're doing business with.

Of course, there is no company that they're doing business with. It's going to the scammers. But they now have this deep fake technology, which can be used for videos as well as audio. And there was a German company in which they had a subsidiary in Britain. And the criminals were able to get the voice of the CEO of the company from some YouTube videos.

Of course, there is no company that they're doing business with. It's going to the scammers. But they now have this deep fake technology, which can be used for videos as well as audio. And there was a German company in which they had a subsidiary in Britain. And the criminals were able to get the voice of the CEO of the company from some YouTube videos.

Of course, there is no company that they're doing business with. It's going to the scammers. But they now have this deep fake technology, which can be used for videos as well as audio. And there was a German company in which they had a subsidiary in Britain. And the criminals were able to get the voice of the CEO of the company from some YouTube videos.

And they were able to take that to do a phone call that sounded exactly like the CEO. There's an easy technique called spoofing where you can fool your caller ID so you can make it look like it's coming from wherever. And the scammers picked up a quick $200,000.

And they were able to take that to do a phone call that sounded exactly like the CEO. There's an easy technique called spoofing where you can fool your caller ID so you can make it look like it's coming from wherever. And the scammers picked up a quick $200,000.

And they were able to take that to do a phone call that sounded exactly like the CEO. There's an easy technique called spoofing where you can fool your caller ID so you can make it look like it's coming from wherever. And the scammers picked up a quick $200,000.

When I describe these identity theft protection services, I say this kind of like you're crossing the street and you get hit by a bus and someone rushes out to tell you, hey, you just got hit by a bus. That's what these services do. They don't protect you. from becoming a victim of identity theft, they alert you sooner that you have become a victim. So it's helpful.

When I describe these identity theft protection services, I say this kind of like you're crossing the street and you get hit by a bus and someone rushes out to tell you, hey, you just got hit by a bus. That's what these services do. They don't protect you. from becoming a victim of identity theft, they alert you sooner that you have become a victim. So it's helpful.

When I describe these identity theft protection services, I say this kind of like you're crossing the street and you get hit by a bus and someone rushes out to tell you, hey, you just got hit by a bus. That's what these services do. They don't protect you. from becoming a victim of identity theft, they alert you sooner that you have become a victim. So it's helpful.

You can do these things for yourself. I think some of them are priced so that, yeah, they may be worth it. But frankly, the best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. And the one thing... that absolutely none of these identity theft protection services do, which is the absolute best thing for protecting yourself, is putting a credit freeze on your credit reports.

You can do these things for yourself. I think some of them are priced so that, yeah, they may be worth it. But frankly, the best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. And the one thing... that absolutely none of these identity theft protection services do, which is the absolute best thing for protecting yourself, is putting a credit freeze on your credit reports.

You can do these things for yourself. I think some of them are priced so that, yeah, they may be worth it. But frankly, the best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. And the one thing... that absolutely none of these identity theft protection services do, which is the absolute best thing for protecting yourself, is putting a credit freeze on your credit reports.

And now, since 2018, you can do it for your children and Children, according to a Carnegie Mellon study, are 51 times more likely to become targeted for identity theft than adults. This can protect you so that even if someone gets your personal information, they're not going to be able to open accounts in your name, which is a big way that people get whacked. So a credit freeze is... Easy to do.