Scams, cons and other internet schemes continue | Ep. 29

Americans lost more than $10 billion in 2022 due to internet scams, a jump from $6.9 billion in 2021. Cryptocurrency and investment scams are now competing with ransomware, phishing, and other methods that criminals are utilizing to try and separate consumers from their money. We chat with Rob Holmes, founder of investigation firm MI:33, about the myriad ways that scammers, counterfeiters, and criminals are using tools to con people, and how consumers can better protect themselves.

Rob Holmes, founder and CEO of Mi:33
https://www.linkedin.com/in/holmespi/

MI:33 is run by Rob and his brother, Jason, who are second-generation private investigators, specifically in the field of intellectual property and digital intelligence.

Sources:
FBI says Americans lost $10.3 billion to internet scammers in 2022
https://www.engadget.com/fbi-says-americans-lost-10-billion-to-scammers-in-2022-144514762.html

Here Are the Top Internet Scams According to the FBI
https://gizmodo.com/phishing-crypto-scam-fbi-ransomware-1850224873

MI:33 home page
https://mi33.co/

Dirty Dozen: Watch out for scammers using email and text messages to try tricking people during tax season
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/dirty-dozen-watch-out-for-scammers-using-email-and-text-messages-to-try-tricking-people-during-tax-season

FBI Internet Crime Report 2022
https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2022_IC3Report.pdf

FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
https://www.ic3.gov/

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