Better Beware!

There’s a phony phone call going around that claims to come from the Social Security Administration, and there’s some very interesting stats on who’s falling for swindles these days.

Road Rage incidents are getting worse – hundreds of incidents are reported every year. Here is some urgent and important advice to help you avoid trouble, or deal with a nasty situation.

Swindlers are pretending to be FBI agents on the phone, threatening you with arrest – and other fraudsters are pretending to be tax collectors. Tax scams always hit big-time, this time of year.

Robocalls are becoming an unbelievable epidemic, and here are the current stats and a suggestion for what you can do to keep yourself from being driven crazy.

Two scams are hitting right in our area, right now – a fake email about cancelling your email address, and fake postings that send strangers to your house, thinking it’s for rent! Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Your smartphone keeps track of your location… and your behavior – and it’s telling a lot of others, all the time, unless you tell it to stop – Here’s how. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

The Jury Duty scam is back locally; lawyers in Florida are legally ripping off people and businesses which have websites; and Google is warning about a rash of hackers looking at your security cameras. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Scammers and fraudulent contractors are in the area, following severe weather; and a million victims over the past three years have lost $1 billion by ‘love interests.’ Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Computing in “the Cloud” is rapidly increasing – almost everyone is using it to some extent, whether they know it or not. But it’s getting more dangerous, and you should be aware. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.

Automobiles may be getting too smart for your own good. New gadgets will monitor drivers – and passengers – and report what they’re doing over the internet. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.