John Wilson talks about vishing and its role in tax scams on this News Radio 1120 AM podcast.
Originally published on News Radio 1120 AM
Excerpt:
“The most common payment method they request, believe it or not, is gift cards – because those are untraceable.”
“The other social engineering technique they typically use is urgency. Creating the idea that if you don’t pay today there will be consequences. They do this so that you don’t have the chance to talk someone else who might set you straight and make you realize this is a scam.”
Listen to the full podcast here:
John Wilson spoke to ConsumerAffairs about today’s phishing scam scene and provided tips to recognize legitimate emails from phishing attempts.
Eric George spoke to TechTarget and elaborated on whether AI technology contributes to increased vishing attacks.
