{"id":7439,"date":"2023-10-16T16:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmoneyreview.com\/?p=7439"},"modified":"2024-03-15T10:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T10:08:26","slug":"how-to-stop-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmoneyreview.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/16\/how-to-stop-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stop scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Against an uncertain economic backdrop, one industry is booming.<\/p>\n<p>Internet fraudsters are scamming more and more victims worldwide. Using increasingly sophisticated methods, they are now stealing even from the most prepared among us.<\/p>\n<p>But while the number of online frauds and the volumes of money involved are increasing, so are the efforts to stop scammers.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/newmoneyreview\/120843860\/how-to-stop-scams\/\">the latest <em>New Money Review<\/em> podcast<\/a>, I\u2019m joined by Simon Miller, director of policy and communications at Stop Scams UK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7440\" src=\"https:\/\/newmoneyreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Simon Miller<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/newmoneyreview\/120843860\/how-to-stop-scams\/\">In the podcast<\/a>, we discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why the volumes of scams and the money lost are significantly underreported<\/li>\n<li>How scammers target our insecurities and vulnerabilities<\/li>\n<li>Why scams have shot up governments\u2019 policy agendas<\/li>\n<li>Why cross-sector data sharing can help prevent scams<\/li>\n<li>Should all scam victims get their money back?<\/li>\n<li>Who should compensate them\u2014banks, tech firms or telecoms?<\/li>\n<li>Why fraudsters like digital payments<\/li>\n<li>Why fintechs face higher compliance costs<\/li>\n<li>Why combating scams requires global coordination<\/li>\n<li>Why artificial intelligence (AI) is both bad and good news<\/li>\n<li>The trade-off between privacy and fraud prevention<\/li>\n<li>How to reduce the chances of being scammed<\/li>\n<li>Why the Israel-Gaza war will drive new charity scams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Don&#8217;t miss the full list of episodes of the New Money Review podcast, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/newmoneyreview\/\">the future of money in 30 minutes<\/a>&#8220;. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We feature the top minds in financial history, payments, digital currency, crypto, law, technology and financial crime.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Against an uncertain economic backdrop, one industry is booming. 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