Scam Squad

This week, host Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Christina Jenkins discuss unsolicited text messages that try to get you to do something, such as go to a link or download software. Learn how to avoid these scams and more in this episode of Scam Squad

This week, Host Patti Teel and Deputy District Attorney Christina Perkins review Political Election Scams. They will discuss the three major election scams attacking voters this election cycle which are Voter Registration Scams, Political Donation Scams, and Fake Surveys and Polls. Learn how to avoid falling victim to these scams and stay safe.

This week on Scam Squad, hosts Patti Teel and Christina Perkins discuss the latest Fake Social Media Scams currently happening in Santa Barbara County and the nation, as well as how to guard yourself from being taken in by them.

Today, Host Patti Teel introduces Scam Squad’s newest co-host, Chief Investigator, Christina Perkins , from the Bureau of Investigations at the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office. Together, Patti and Inspector Perkin discuss the duties of the Investigators, as well as the latest scams currently affecting the Santa Barbara area and the nation in general. This week, Inspector Perkins alerts us to a recent scam called the, Hacking Scam, which has just started to plague our area. You won’t want to miss this episode.

To begin with, we meet Patti Teel's new co-host, Christina Perkins, from the District Attorney's Office. This week's Scam Squad's guest is Montecito Bank's Senior Securites Expert, Doris M. Roof, who will tell us about the latest ways we might get scammed at the bank. Recently, there has been a rise in the Altered Paper Check scams as well as a a brand new, rather sophisticated version of the standard P to P bank scam. Doris explains how these new twists on old scams work so well and how to try to protect ourselves from them as well as attempt...

This week, Patti Teel and Deputy D.A. Vicki Johnson, host their favorite Criminologist, Judy Yates, who will update us on the major scams currently afflicting us now. She will also explain how many of these scams have been altered or evolved into much more sophisticated and complex scams that are making it much more difficult for all of us to spot and determine whether or not they are scams or whether they are legitimate contacts. Yates will also tells us how to avoid them.

This week, Patti and Vicki interview Deputy DA, Casey Nelson about his recent court case prosecuting an Affinity Scammer. Affinity Fraud is an investment fraud in which a scammer targets members of a common identifiable group based on things such as attending the same church or being members of the same country club. This is a very, very exciting episode you definitely can't miss.

This week, host Patti Teel and co-host Deputy District Attorney, Vicki Johnson, discuss the latest new weight loss drugs that have been all the rage of the world. due to their very, highly effective results. Unfortunately, there is a huge problem with floods of scammers advertising and selling fake, phony, and dangerous imposters of these very popular weight loss drugs, that can cause great sickness, hospitalizations, and even death. Learn how to avoid purchasing these scam fake weight loss drugs. You won't want to miss this episode if you are interested in the latest news about these highly effective weight...

Impersonation Scams have become the most lucrative scam for scammers. The most impersonated company that scammers impersonate is Best Buy and often say they are from Best Buy's tech support experts the Geek Squad. The second most impersonate company scammers use is Amazon. Patti and Vicki will tell you all about it on this weeks episode of Scam Squad. Don't miss it.

This week, Patti and Vicki are warning all of us about new scams to especially watch out for this year. As we know, scammers are getting more resourceful and convincing every day for three basic reasons. Patti and Vicki with explore in depth these three basic reasons and tell us how to guard ourselves against being scammed with these new scammer tricks and methods.