How online scammers hijack your brain

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🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Scammers are good at manipulating teens. Join host Yanely Espinal and Proofpoint’s Selena Larson to learn how to stay ahead of the scammers.

Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into the world of cybersecurity:

This article in Vox talks about the prevalence of scams amongst Gen Z
Learn about common types of scams
4 online scams teens are falling for and how to avoid them

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0:00.0	Hey Parents and Teens, Financially Inclined is presented in partnership with Green Light,
0:04.8	the debit card and money app for teens.
0:07.6	Shopping, scrolling, and spending money online might look fun, but we should pay attention
0:12.1	when using money anywhere on the internet.
0:15.2	Today we'll reveal common online scams and what to do if you're exposed to one.
0:20.8	Luckily, green light can help, with the option to get purchase phone and identity theft protection
0:26.3	so you can empower teens to manage their money independently while keeping it safe.
0:31.5	Get $10 when you sign up for green light today at greenlight.com slash inclined.
0:36.4	That's greenlight.com slash inclinin ed. And What's up everybody? I'm Janelli Espinal and welcome to Financially
1:06.2	inclined from Marketplace. We're sharing money lessons for living life your own way.
1:11.8	Today we're tackling a real problem that I know a lot of you are facing.
1:16.8	Online scams. I've traveled around the country visiting many schools and I always hear some wild stories about
1:24.4	teens getting scammed out of their hard-earned money and it breaks my heart it makes
1:29.3	me want to know how are these scammers getting away with this so today I'm talking to Selina Larson, a threat researcher who shares more about how
1:38.4	scams can target teenagers and what to look out for, but most importantly, how you can protect yourself.
1:46.0	All right, let's get into it.
1:51.0	We know that there's a lot of different types of scams that happen online in general,
1:55.4	but a lot of them are starting to target younger audiences. Can you tell us
1:58.9	like what are some of the techniques that they're starting to use to target
2:01.5	teenagers specifically?
2:03.0	Yeah, so there are a few types of scams that might be common to see.
2:06.0	For example, on social media, somebody reaching out to ask you to send compromising photos of yourselves,
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