Scam Squad

We have been seeing an increase in tax return theft where the crooks steal your identity to file ear

Crooks are always looking to make friends with goodhearted, innocent people so that they can trick t

Well selected and trained scammers operating out of India were arrested for running a phony Social S

Beware of anything to do with receiving packages from the Ukraine on behalf of a friend or relative

While Vicki is on vacation, Patti and Laurel discuss talk online scams that happen while you are pay

What are the risks and safeguards when we depend on family, friends, and others to help us manage ou

Many modern families do not visit their elderly relatives as often as they would like or should in o

The Phony Debt Collector Scam has been hitting us hard the past few weeks. Crooks will call and cla

Beware of people who approach you in parking lots that offer to fix the dents in your car right ther

The Grandparents Scam is an old scam that just keeps hanging on, mostly because so many of us post a

Warning, the Phony Tech Support Scam has been running out of control lately in Santa Barbara County,

This week Vicki and Patti talk over the most common scams currently being called into our local Sher

Patti Teel and Deputy D.A. Vicki Johnson interview a new guest who had a near miss with a romance sc

This week, Patti and Vicki ask Sheriff's receptionists what it is like being first responders to pho

Laurel Sykes explains the basic types of scams that are being used to defraud the public.

Laurel Sykes, Chief Risk Officer at Montecito Bank and Trust, shows us all of the most recent new an

Beware of phony vacation tours and cruises that offer very low prices to get you to sign up quick an

Learn how to avoid common scams. This week Patti and Vicki tell you how to avoid getting taken by cr

Today's guest on Scam Squad tells how an extortion emailer tried to blackmailer her. However, our gu

Crooks are sending fake bank text messages to victims who fall for them and lose money and personal