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Kimberly Palmer: How to stay safe from

financial scams

his quick action and the
bank’s help, his money was
safe.
SECURE AND MONITOR
YOUR ACCOUNTS
Basic online security prac-
tices can also help protect
you, Velasquez says. She
recommends enabling
multifactor authentication
on your financial accounts,
creating unique passwords
and not sharing personal
details such as your birth-
A woman types on a keyboard in New York, Oct. 8, 2019.
Associated Press date online.q

By KIMBERLY PALMER of puts it, there are strategies
NerdWallet you can employ to reduce
One of the biggest mis- your risk. Here are four of
takes you can make the most important ones: House for sale
when it comes to protect- HANG UP AND ‘GO TO THE alto Vista Noord
ing yourself from financial SOURCE’ 3 BR 2 Bath
scams is thinking you’re too If you’re contacted by Lease land nice view from the
smart to be duped by one. anyone claiming to be islands
“We’re all vulnerable we your bank or other familiar Price :$500 K
can all fall for a scam giv- company, end the con- Call :011-297-630-1307
en the right set of circum- versation and call the in- johnnypaesch@gmail.com
stances,” says Eva Velas- stitution’s verified number www.halleytimetravelaruba.online
quez, president and CEO yourself, Velasquez says.
of the Identity Theft Re- “We always say, ‘If you did House for sale
source Center, a nonprofit not initiate the interaction, Kamay Noord
organization that provides then you need to go to the 3 BR 2 Bath
advice and assistance source,’” she adds. 10 min walk to palm beach
related to identity theft. Otherwise, you don’t ac- Price : $650 K
Keeping yourself safe starts tually know who’s on the Call : 011-297-630-1307
with accepting that fact, other end of the line, she johnnypaesch@gmail.com
she adds. says, especially because www.halleytimetravelaruba.online
“You look at the profiles scammers can spoof the
of victims who filed com- number that shows up on House For sale
plaints and it runs the gam- your caller ID so it might Pos abow near
ut from highly educated, look legitimate. super food Pizza Hut
high-income people all In some cases, you might 10 min walk to eagle beach
the way down to the most want to pay your bank a 3 BR 2 Bath with pool
vulnerable people in our visit in person to get clari- Price :$ 325 K
population,” says John fication. When Thorn Rob- Call :011-297-630-1307
Breyault, vice president erts, owner of a small busi- johnnypaesch@gmail.com
of public policy, telecom- ness in Elizabeth, West Vir- www.halleytimetravelaruba.online
munications and fraud at ginia, received a payment
the National Consumers request he didn’t recog- Condo For sale
League, a nonprofit ad- nize, he went to his bank to Noord
vocacy group that speaks ask about it. 15 min walk to beach
out about consumer con- “They knew it was a scam,” 2 BR 2 Bath
cerns. he says. As a result, he Price :$ 395 K
While there isn’t a “fool- immediately canceled Call :011-297-630-1307
proof solution to stay safe his accounts and cre- johnnypaesch@gmail.com
from all scams,” as Breyault ated new ones. Thanks to
www.halleytimetravelaruba.online

House For sale
savaneta lease land
400 m2 ( 4305,564 sq feet)
1 BR , 1 Bath
Ocean Front
Price : $ 800 K
Call : 011-297-630-1307
johnnypaesch@gmail.com