Fighting Fraud during the Holiday SeasonNOV 17, 2022 Subscribe to The Identity Trust Pulse on all major platforms: Spotify | Amazon Music | Listen Notes LexisNexis® Risk Solutions The holiday shopping season is a popular time for bad actors to engage in fraudulent activity. Among the consumers looking for a bargain during events such as Click Frenz…

Coronavirus Email Phishing Scams: How to Avoid COVID-19 Phishing Attacks Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Summary: This week, Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio discusses the recent coronavirus email phishing scam. Learn how to protect yourself from fraudsters that are sending you bogus emails and phishing attacks made to l…

Cleantech Con Artists: A True Vegas Caper - Interview with Author/Historian Jim Rossi This week, Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio interviews Jim Rossi, Author and Historian of the new book: "Cleantech Con Artists: A True Vegas Caper." Jim is a nationally acclaimed author and a LinkedIn Top Voice with over 430,000 followers! Jim and Skip discuss this fant…

Do You Have Pink Around the Collar? Kelly Paxton Discusses How Pink Collar Criminals are becoming the New Threat to Your Business. This week, Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio interviews Kelly Paxton with PinkCollarCrime.com. Kelly discusses How Women Fraudsters are becoming the New Threat to Your Business. #pinkcollarcrime Special Guest: Kelly is a natio…

Got Chargebacks? Midigator's Trent Spratling Explains Chargeback Truths, Consequences, and Misconceptions Welcome to Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio. We are growing by leaps and bounds because of listeners just like YOU! If you like the podcast, please go to Apple Podcasts to leave a comment and give us a 5 Star rating...Thank You! Apple Podcasts/iTunes…

How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Tech Support Scams Welcome to Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio. We are growing by leaps and bounds because of listeners just like YOU! If you like the podcast, please go to Apple Podcasts to leave a comment and give us a 5 Star rating...Thank You! Apple Podcasts/iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruin-a…

How to be Smart in a World of Stupid Criminals: Interview with Matt Christensen at FraudNotFrog.com Welcome to Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio. We are growing by leaps and bounds because of listeners just like YOU! If you like the podcast, please go to Apple Podcasts to leave a comment and give us a 5 Star rating...Thank You! Apple Podcasts/iTunes https…

How Fraudsters Exploit Malware and Phishing for Financial Gain Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Welcome to Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio. We are growing by leaps and bounds because of listeners just like YOU! If you like the podcast, please go to Apple Podcasts to leave a comment and give us a 5 Star rating...Thank You…

What is Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry Program (VMPI)? Interview with Fraud Expert Scott Adams with FraudPVP.com Subscribe: RadioPublic | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Ruin a Bad Guy's Day Radio interviews fraud expert Scott Adams with FraudPVP. Scott Adams with FraudPVP.com explains the value of Visa's Merchant Purchase In…

Avoid Vacation Rental Scams: Interview with Fraud Expert Tammy Sorrento from Fireball Approves Subscribe: RadioPublic | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Tammy Sorrento founded Fireball Approves after she was NEARLY scammed by a Craigslist fraudster advertising a vacation home in Key West, FL. Tammy performed her due-diligence …

What is Synthetic Identity Fraud? Subscribe: RadioPublic | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Source: ThomsonReuters Summary: In order to commit SIF or Synthetic Identify Fraud, fraudsters steal legitimate social security numbers from individuals who are not using their credit and/or have not established a credit file with the t…

Catch of the Day: FEDERAL CRACKDOWN ON FINANCIAL FRAUD AND ATM SKIMMING CONTINUES WITH GUILTY PLEAS Subscribe: RadioPublic | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Source: Secretservice.gov Summary: Two Brazilian nationals who used bank customers’ account information obtained by an ATM “skimming” device have pled guilty in federal c…

Breaking News! 773 Million Records Exposed in Monster Breach! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn On Today’s podcast, we'll discuss the latest monster data breach as detailed on Wired.com and discuss various ways to safeguard your identity, your email accounts, and passwords. Source: Wired.com There are breaches, and t…

Catch of the Day: Eleven Individuals from Lagos, Nigeria Indicted for Conspiring to Commit Wire Fraud Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Source: Justice.gov Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging numerous individuals from Lagos, Nigeria, with con…

HACKED! My Identity Has Been Stolen - Really! Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn After the Equifax data breach in September 2017, I started a personal journey to protect my identity and take proactive measures to ruin a bad guy's day! I researched and reviewed several identity theft monitoring services, credit monitor…

Question of the Week: What is Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Thank you for all of your emails and questions about Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing. This week we'll discuss the bombardment of social engineering techniques fraudsters use to lure us into giving away our personal inform…

Catch of the Day: Credit Card Cloners Stole Thousands - Fraudsters Used Overseas Hackers to Get Card Numbers Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Source: FBI.gov A prolific credit card scammer—who continued his crimes from behind bars—is now serving a lengthy sentence thanks to a multi-agency investigation into his card…

How to Prevent a Home Burglary | Tips to Safeguard Your Home From Burglars During this podcast we'll discuss ten ways you can safeguard your home from burglars and prevent your home from being a target. Simple steps that include low-cost DIY projects to increase lighting around your home, installation of timers and window locks, trimming trees and …

Breaking News! Marriott Says Up To 500 Million Customers' Data Stolen In Breach Source: NPR.com Marriott International said Friday that information on up to about 500 million of its customers worldwide was exposed in a breach of its Starwood guest reservation database dating as far back as 2014. The world's largest hotel chain said it learned of th…

Make an Impact: Be an Inspiration to Others - You Can Do This! Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: "When you let your confidence shine, you unconsciously permit others to do the same. Success isn't based on what you accomplished during your life, it's about what you inspire others to do!" Skip shares a heart-felt personal story that will inspire and mot…

Catch of the Day: Thousands of credit cards were potentially compromised in a hotel room scheme – “Carding network” used to purchase stolen credit card numbers. Source: Star-Telgram.com In this Podcast, we will discuss what the term “Carding” means and how “Carders” operate. DALLAS - Thousands of credit cards were potentially compromised in a hotel…

How to Protect Your Identity During the Holidays The holiday season brings all kinds of joy and potential stress. It is easy to become caught up with the holiday rush, shopping on-line, traveling to meet with friends and family, and forget to safeguard our identities from potential hackers and criminals. Today we’ll discuss some simple steps to pro…

Catch of the Day: 30 Alleged NorCal Gang Members Arrested in $1 million credit card scheme According to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, more than 30 alleged street gang members have been recently arrested in connection with a $1 million dollar credit card scheme spanning 13 countries across Northern California. This case involves Accoun…

How to Present a Fraud Case to Law Enforcement: Episode 3 Skip Myers and Chad Evans discuss how a well-written fraud report that details the virtual evidence and answers the who, what, where, when, why, and how questions relating to your case will leave very little room for questioning by the defense. A thorough investigation and detailed report co…

How to Deter Fraudsters and Shoplifters: Keep Their Foot on the Brake Pedal - Episode 2 There has been considerable debate in the loss prevention and fraud prevention communities lately regarding what is the best method for reducing fraud and shrink. The debate argues two very valid points. Should loss prevention and fraud prevention programs focus…

Join the Movement - Ruin a Bad Guy's Day: How to Use Data to Prosecute On-Line Fraudsters Fraud Prevention Experts Skip Myers and Chad Evans give you practical advice to help you investigate and prosecute on-line fraudsters targeting your on-line business. Skip and Chad will guide you through the steps of collecting virtual evidence in a card-not-p…

Digital Crime Scene Investigation: A Digital Crime Whodunnit Your Guide to Fighting Fraud and Chargebacks. “A digital crime is a human crime committed online. Your fraud data tells a story, a crime story filled with information that can solve the mystery of your fraud investigation. Many times problems are left unresolved simply because the approac…