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Last year the Internet crime complaint center received nearly 300000.
Planes to a total love.
525.
Million dollars in the average amount each person lost was over 45.
Hundred dollars so today we’re bringing you the third installment of our weeklong series about scams.
And today all you need to know about online scams.
And here with what — — — I was cyber security expert Morgan right thank you so much for joining us this morning.
You — — so your first warning comes about auto fraud.
Absolutely look — a muscle car fan and I saw that one time for — Camaro.
It was too good of a price they didn’t want to let me see the car — the title.
And that’s the scam they give you a great — a sense of urgency my husband’s going overseas removing a way you’ve got — — now.
And trying to to divide but the minute you wire money.
It’s gone so if you don’t see the title you don’t see the — — you don’t see the car don’t buy.
It’s about 65 million in damages in that category alone in 2012 right up next FBI impersonation.
What the federal government will never said to an email saying hey look if you don’t take care of this.
We’re gonna do this and by the way if you wanna pay your — — something you can do it here they use — director Muller’s name.
And they’ll use other agencies including the Internet crime complaint center.
So you know when you see something like this if you really think you have a legal issue contact the — contact the agency.
But do not do it through the email or online again they ask for money the minute you give — money.
It’s gone — the — asking for money extortion and intimidation.
Look up about three weeks ago I got a call from — — actually on the happening now segment her grandmother.
Had been called and what they do this is for example one of those is they called they say hi — wants me the grandparent will give a name like Billy or — Jimmy.
And then that’s where the scam starts they say they’re in trouble hey I needed to send me money but don’t tell my parents.
That — the first sign of — — so if that’s the case.
Always called apparent source called the solvency did you really call me is this really you — again they want to wire money and then it’s gone I’m glad you finish that thought when you — generally — — I was a little concerned Ramallah.
I hit man scams.
They look at it this one — there’s no documented case of this but just the mere fact look I’m a former detective cop.
If somebody called and said hey look at somebody said they were gonna kill me and if I give — money they won’t do it.
You have to these are it’s your answers and you have to take — — — again they want money in exchange for not good carrying out the contractor that — on yet again.
It’s gone Martin.
We have to get here this when everybody wants the love that that makes cameo about romance snow.
— look you’re looking for love and all the wrong places on the Internet so what do not send money these folks are expert at manipulating your feelings in your emotions.
So again — you’re not gonna find it there unfortunately a lot of money is lost this way.
All right thank you so much — we appreciate it.
And for more information on this you can go to — web — connected to the case dot com.