No matter the date, time or season, there is always some charlatans out there looking to pry money from the hard-working people who earned it.
In many ways, our advanced technology has only made it easier for scammers to try to swindle those who actually work for a living. Classic scams like phishing — where an email is designed to look authentic and trick you into giving away personal information such as passwords, social security numbers and credit card numbers — have been around since email became a popular form of communication.
Another way technology has affected scammers relates to the expectations we have for today’s society. There is so much a person can do just with a few taps on their phone. We can order just about any item under the sun and have it delivered right to our doors. We can pay bills in the blink of an eye. There are people that never have to fill out a check just because they can pay for everything online.
That is the mindset that scammers continue to prey upon with a myriad of schemes. Back in December, The News wrote about how con artists were calling people and impersonating a sheriff’s deputy supposedly named Maze and demanding payment over the phone for a fine related to not showing up for jury duty.
As it turns out there is no Glynn County Sheriff’s deputy with that name. It is also not how fines…
