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Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam.
Sometimes you can spot a scam based on how you are prompted to pay for something -- say, wire transfers or gift cards, and now cryptocurrency. (No form of payment ever really goes out of style, but criminals jump on new ways of stealing money at every opportunity.)
Buying cryptocurrency might be as close as your local grocery store. Many retail locations are adding machines that allow customers to buy and send cryptocurrency with a debit or credit card.
In a presentation which details many of the incredible and creative scams being practiced, and which is posted on AARP Hawaii's Facebook page, Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Scott Spallina states, "Let's be each other's guardian, let's take care of each other, and let's hold the people that commit these crimes accountable."
In other words, if you have been a victim, don't be shamed, be stirred to action and report it to local law enforcement. The information you give could stop the scammer from victimizing someone else.
Linda Dorset
Wailuku