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De: Chris Parker
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  • Chris Parker, the founder of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com, interviews guests and tells real-life stories about topics to open your eyes to the danger and traps lurking in the real world, ranging from online scams and frauds to everyday situations where people are trying to take advantage of you—for their gain and your loss. Our goal is to educate and equip you, so you learn how to spot the warning signs of trouble, take quick action, and lower the risk of becoming a victim.
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  • The Difference Between Fraud and Scams with Uri Rivner

    The Difference Between Fraud and Scams with Uri Rivner
    Jun 5 2024

    Moving money has never been easier. We no longer need to go into a bank, fill out a slip, and hand it to a teller to receive our money. We can now transfer money instantly. Scammers are taking advantage of unfamiliar technology to either hack in and take our money or to deceive you into sending it to them yourself. Deciding if the bank is responsible for the loss is becoming more and more of a conversation.

    Today’s guest is Uri Rivner. Uri has been fighting financial crime for 20 years working closely with the world’s largest banks on developing strategies against online fraud and scams. Prior to founding Refine Intelligence, Uri was co-founder and Chief Cyber Officer at BioCatch, the global leader in behavioral biometrics for fraud detection. Earlier, Uri served as Head of New Technologies at RSA. Innovations Uri spearheaded, such as risk-based authentication, are now saving the industry billions of dollars each year in fraud.

    Show Notes:
    • [1:19] - Uri shares his background in fighting fraud for the last 20 years.
    • [3:43] - The companies Uri has worked for, founded, and co-founded work with banks and financial institutions to help protect against fraud.
    • [5:10] - In a fraud situation, people are tricked through social engineering to hand over their information, but the fraudsters move the money.
    • [6:41] - Fraud is unauthorized. A scam is an authorized payment.
    • [7:39] - Uri describes some of the history of frauds changing over to scams.
    • [10:42] - Although there’s a difference between fraud and scams, the lines can be blurred.
    • [14:10] - Remote access malware became a real problem.
    • [17:13] - What are the differences between how the banks handle fraud and how they handle scams?
    • [19:08] - Banks can look at data and account action to determine if a criminal moved money or if the victim did it for them.
    • [20:36] - It is much more difficult for banks to detect scams.
    • [23:29] - If banks see something unusual, they typically reach out to the customer to hear the reason. This doesn’t always work due to social engineering.
    • [28:13] - Engaging customers is tricky because people don’t typically answer the phone or criminals are coaching the victim through what to say.
    • [30:17] - This year, in the UK, banks will be held liable.
    • [33:17] - By design, banks are supposed to know their customers. But that’s not the case these days.
    • [36:48] - For banks, it is harder now to connect with customers to find out exactly what happened.
    • [39:31] - Uri explains what happened with the US introduction of instant money transfers through Zelle.
    • [41:50] - There is an increase in Zelle scams, but banks were able to offer some support and reimbursement.
    • [43:59] - Scams are the most effective tools criminals have.
    • [46:45] - Uri describes what we can look out for and how to best prepare ourselves to prevent scams.
    • [49:19] - When money is moved from a bank account, it is the end of a chain of events that led to it. What is the responsibility of the platform that transferred it?

    Thanks for joining us on Easy Prey. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review.

    Links and Resources:
    • Podcast Web Page
    • Facebook Page
    • whatismyipaddress.com
    • Easy Prey on Instagram
    • Easy Prey on Twitter
    • Easy Prey on LinkedIn
    • Easy Prey on YouTube
    • Easy Prey on Pinterest
    • Uri Rivner on LinkedIn
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    54 m
  • Sex Trafficking and Murder on the Road with Frank Figliuzzi

    Sex Trafficking and Murder on the Road with Frank Figliuzzi
    May 29 2024
    It sounds like an episode straight out of Criminal Minds. The FBI’s Highway Serial Killers initiative hunts for long-haul truckers behind at least 850 murders of mostly female sex trafficking victims along our nation’s highways. Today’s guest is Frank Figliuzzi. Frank was the FBI’s Assistant Director over Counterintelligence. He served 25 years as an FBI Special Agent in assignments across the country. As the head of all espionage investigations, Frank frequently briefed the White House, the DNI, and the Attorney General. For the past seven years, Frank has been a national security analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. He’s the author of a national bestseller, The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence, and now Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers. Show Notes: [1:30] - Frank shares his background and what his role was in the FBI for 25 years.[3:52] - His most recent book is Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers and is about the FBI’s Highway Serial Killers initiative.[5:57] - These cases go back several decades and remain unsolved.[7:13] - Trucking is a crucial part of our society, but there are different types of truckers and some are more likely to commit crime.[9:12] - The success of the initiative really relies on local police departments.[11:13] - Frank describes some of the things he learned from experts in street-level human trafficking.[14:27] - Frank gives examples of some of the things he did for research.[15:53] - The type of trucker that Frank is most concerned about are the ones with very little interaction with other people.[17:21] - There is more security and tracking of truckers in more corporate organizations.[18:44] - The corporate job is less attractive to someone who is motivated to commit crime.[20:03] - Frank was amazed at how high tech trucking is these days and the brains needed to understand it all.[23:03] - Frank describes his experience as he shadowed a trucker and immersed himself in the lifestyle.[26:43] - The number one profession for serial killers is a trucker. What is it about the job? Does it attract killers or make killers?[29:17] - Most people think that people they know would never be a victim of a crime like this.[31:06] - Human trafficking is most commonly initiated by someone the victim knows.[32:56] - Get rid of the notion that this can’t happen to your family. That’s dangerous in and of itself because you’ll never see it coming.[34:40] - Connecting with potential victims has moved online.[37:57] - Trafficking victims are often victimized more and treated like criminals themselves.[40:01] - What are the similarities between crime scenes in many of these cases?[42:42] - The 850 unsolved cases only account for the ones that are known.[43:46] - There is an organization called Truckers Against Trafficking (T.A.T.). Frank explains what they do and how they help.[46:48] - Technological advances are making a huge difference, particularly in DNA.[49:19] - These crime scenes are the worst Frank has ever seen even after his 25 years in law enforcement.[52:40] - Sometimes, a victim’s name is not known for many years if at all. It is hard to track the solve-rate of these crimes.[55:12] - There are DNA testing organizations that work with police departments. Thanks for joining us on Easy Prey. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review. Links and Resources: Podcast Web PageFacebook Pagewhatismyipaddress.comEasy Prey on InstagramEasy Prey on TwitterEasy Prey on LinkedInEasy Prey on YouTubeEasy Prey on PinterestFrank Figliuzzi’s Website
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    59 m
  • Next Gen Romance Scams with Anna Rowe

    Next Gen Romance Scams with Anna Rowe
    May 22 2024

    Scammers have gone from postal mail and faxes to email and phone calls where you never see the person, but now with AI, you can even have a live video call that seems completely real with deep fake technology. It’s no longer safe to just see a person, but there are other things you can do to know if you’re communicating with the individual they claim to be.

    Today’s guest is Anna Rowe. Anna is the founder of Catch the Catfish and co-founder of LoveSaid. She is a Subject Matter Expert in Romance Fraud and Victim Support.

    Show Notes:

    • [0:55] - Anna shares her background as a teacher and describes how she was catfished in 2015.

    • [2:52] - How can you make genuine informed consent when someone is deceiving you at that level?

    • [3:45] - A therapist’s suggestion of researching narcissists and psychopaths started her healing journey.

    • [5:35] - Anna learned that this type of scam commonly comes from West Africa and the scammers are known as Yahoo Boys.

    • [7:44] - Romance fraud can be in person, like with Anna’s experience. But there are romance scams that are online only.

    • [9:32] - It is common for romance scammers to also be perpetrating other types of fraud at the same time.

    • [11:44] - Pig butchering includes another problem, where scammers themselves are also trafficked.

    • [13:59] - A lot of victims don’t realize they are interacting with a scammer for a long time because they aren’t asking for money.

    • [17:51] - In years past, Photoshopping an image to appear realistic wasn’t as easy as it is now with AI.

    • [19:26] - Blending a new face onto an existing photo can even be used in video.

    • [21:15] - Voice cloning is also often used and apps to do this are free.

    • [24:24] - Deep fake scammers use content on social media stories and live streams to record long pieces of video.

    • [26:20] - This technology is improving quickly, but Anna shares some of the ways you can tell if something is a deep fake.

    • [28:51] - There are simple things to check on profiles that you can notice as red flags before getting involved with someone.

    • [33:01] - Scammers also really like using cryptocurrency because it is unregulated.

    • [34:14] - Scammers build a reality typically by using the 5 C’s of reasons why their spouse is gone.

    • [37:30] - There are different strategies to look for certain things as you “become your own detective” on various social media platforms.

    • [40:57] - When scammers know that you are “onto them” they know what they can change.

    • [43:36] - Every decision a scammer makes is premeditated.

    • [46:50] - Scammers will keep you hooked and space away from them could get you in a space of trusting your gut.

    • [53:32] - Reverse image searches are extremely helpful.

    • [57:50] - Anna describes some of the ways she was able to determine what her scammer was doing.

    • [61:10] - Anna was put into an open relationship without her consent.

    • [63:05] - Future faking is common in narcissists and psychopaths.

    • [64:26] - These scams are really damaging and it is important to not use victim shaming language when discussing it.

    Thanks for joining us on Easy Prey. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review.

    Links and Resources:

    • Podcast Web Page

    • Facebook Page

    • whatismyipaddress.com

    • Easy Prey on Instagram

    • Easy Prey on Twitter

    • Easy Prey on LinkedIn

    • Easy Prey on YouTube

    • Easy Prey on Pinterest

    • LoveSaid.com

    • Catch the Catfish
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