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How To Stay Ahead Of A Scam

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Beware of the “Can you hear me?” scam. It’s been making the rounds lately.";s:3:

With growing concerns about identity theft, cybersecurity and keeping your personal information safe from hackers, what’s a consumer to do?  If your personal information is compromised or you become a victim of a scam, where do you turn for help? This is National Consumer Protection Week, which aims to provide answers to questions like these.

Joining us this afternoon to talk about available resources and your consumer rights and protections are U.S. Postal Inspector Kathy Woliung, a Certified Fraud Examiner for the U.S. Postal Service in Cincinnati; Andrew Tinkham, Outreach and Education Program specialist with the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel; and Sandra Guile, Community Outreach specialist with the Cincinnati BBB.