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Tips to protect yourself from spam calls 🤔 💭 Be careful with online forms 💭 Report spam calls to the authorities 💭 Don't answer calls from unknown numbers

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Identifying red flags in online relationships 👀 🌹 Heavy focus on you: 🌹 Attempts to direct you away from the dating app: 🌹 Quick pace (love bombing): 🌹 Suspicious images: 🌹 No online presence 🌹 Long distance 🌹 Won’t video chat or meet in person 🌹 Asking for money

Red flags in crypto investments 👀 🚨Unexpected communications 🚨 Sense of urgency 🚨 Fund recovery offers 🚨 Guarantees of success

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⚙️ If you suspect you’ve given personal information to a scammer, don’t wait to take action. ⚙️ 🖥️ Change your login credentials. 🖥️ Report bank fraud to the FTC. 🖥️ Notify the 3 major credit bureaus and request a fraud alert or freeze on your account.🖥️ Contact the police!

‍Building your defense against social engineering 💪🏽 🔏 Use strong, unique passwords! 🔏 Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). 🔏 Regularly update software. 🔏 Use a secure Wi-Fi network and consider using a VPN. 🔏 Be cautious with personal information: 🔏 Backup your data!

🔺 Spotting red flags in banking communications 🔺 👁️ Unsolicited text messages with suspicious links. 👁️ Caller ID warnings. 👁️ Emails from unverified addresses. 👁️ Sense of urgency and pressure.

Social engineering attacks tactics: 🫢 Phishing: Fraudulent emails or messages. 🫢 Pretexting: Fabricated scenario that increases the chance of the victim disclosing information. 🫢 Baiting: Offering something enticing to the victim which leads to malware installation.

Red flags in digital communications 🚩 🚩 Urgency and pressure. 🚩 Unsolicited requests. 🚩 Poor grammar and spelling. 🚩 Suspicious attachments or links.

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