Tag Archives: scammers
Love Hurts: Tips for Dealing with Romance Scams
If you’re a frequent reader of the FFCCU blog, you know by now that financial scammers are clever, adaptable, and completely without shame. The latest scheme is always around the corner, and old stand-bys get a fresh coat of nefarious paint as technology advances or changes come to the way we live our lives and… (read more)
Posted In: FFCCU News and Info, Tips For Managing Finances
10 Tips to Protect Seniors from Elder Financial Abuse
Preventing Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation… In today’s guest blog, our friends from Ohio Credit Union League will break down 10 great tips to try and prevent elder financial abuse: The rise in elder financial abuse – defined by any sort of theft or scam that exploits vulnerabilities in a senior’s trust or capacity –… (read more)
Posted In: Guest Blog, Tips For Managing Finances
4 Money Fears for Halloween
Your 2023 money fears are here! Crawl under the covers for this week’s blog post. We’re planting a flashlight beneath our chin and turning out the lights to share a few financial fears that are lurking at the end of 2023. But before you board the windows and bar the doors, rest assured that these… (read more)
Posted In: FFCCU News and Info, Tips For Managing Finances
Flavors of Fraud: Who Pays for an Internet Scam?
Here’s a major bummer: just about everyone with a computer has been the target of an internet scam at some point. Fraudsters are just a regular part of our day. You might get more calls from “Scam Likely” than you do from your loved ones! We’re used to seeing fraud everywhere. So, after a while,… (read more)
Posted In: Tips For Managing Finances
Shopping on Facebook & Beyond: Tips for Safe Social Media Shopping
Shopping on Facebook (and its sister platform Instagram) is on the rise. Whether it’s buying locally through the adventure that is using Facebook Marketplace or going from trend to transaction over Instagram’s “Shop on Instagram” feature, social shopping might soon be a prevalent part of our lives. When it comes to advertising and sales,… (read more)
Posted In: Ignite, Tips For Managing Finances
