So Money episode 1796. Think before you click how to outsmart social media scammers.

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Social media scams are on the rise and it's important

we know how to spot the telltale signs and how to protect our information and money from

scams. Visit chase.com slash don't get reeled in to learn more. Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm

Farnash Tarabi and today we're turning our attention to the rise of social

media scams and how we can protect ourselves from fishing and impersonation scams to fake ads,

quizzes and job posts. The numbers are staggering. Scammers are targeting everything from fake

event tickets and rental properties to counterfeit products.

And these scams are becoming harder to detect.

For more on this, I've invited Darius Kingsley on the show.

Darius is head of consumer banking practices at Chase.

Based in New York, Darius leads efforts to protect Chase's branch customers from fraud and scams. He's also responsible

for supporting Chase's elder customers and leading sustainability initiatives. In our conversation,

we're going to get into how scammers use all sorts of social media platforms to target unsuspecting

victims, how artificial intelligence and technology have changed their

tactics and how we can protect ourselves. We'll also talk about the safest payment methods

to use when shopping online and what steps to take if you fall victim to a scam. Darius, welcome.

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