Why steal your identity when all scammers need is a synthetic you?
Scams & Cons
English - May 09, 2024 06:00 - 42 minutes - ★★★★ - 45 ratingsTrue Crime Society & Culture scams confidence game con artist scammed crooked cheat three card monte swindled decived fraud Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Identity theft was once fairly easy. Watch someone's mailbox for a credit card offer, then send it in with a new address; discover something like your Social Security number, then route that money to their bank account. There were lots of ways.
But now there's a new one -- a fabricated synthetic identity. It's you without really being you. It can take your money in a quick hit or drain your money slowly.
In this episode, we'll tell you how it's done and what -- if anything -- you can do about it.
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Identity theft was once fairly easy. Watch someone's mailbox for a credit card offer, then send it in with a new address; discover something like your Social Security number, then route that money to their bank account. There were lots of ways.
But now there's a new one -- a fabricated synthetic identity. It's you without really being you. It can take your money in a quick hit or drain your money slowly.
In this episode, we'll tell you how it's done and what -- if anything -- you can do about it.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices