8 simple things you can do to protect yourself from getting scammed
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She got on Ticketmaster. *get a bargain 값싸고 질좋은 물건을 발견하다 I got a bargain. And so what should've been the red flag was - how do I have these amazing seats? *hassle 귀찮은 상황, 따지기 *for all the hassle 모든 번거로움에 대해 They gave her and her cousin free front-row tickets for all the hassle. She's a forensic accounting professor *forensic 법의학적인, 범죄 과학 수사의 *forensic accounting 법회계학 She's a forensic accounting professor at DePaul University. So scams even happen to people who study them. Scammers are everywhere, especially online. *worldly 세속적인, 세상을 많이 아는 People aren’t worldly. We'll talk about how to spot the red flags and proactively protect yourself *proactively 사전 대책을 강구해서 *take on 떠맡다, 책임지다 They can steal your identity and then take on debt in your name. *seemlingly 외견상으로는, 겉보기에는 *innocuous 악의없는 They ask you a seemingly innocuous question. *dabble in 장난삼아 ~에 돈을 대다, 투자해 보다 I dabble in crypto. *miss out on something 놓치다 You've always wondered if you were missing out on the whole crypto thing. *impostor 사기꾼, 협잡꾼 There are also impostor scams where you get a phone call or a text from somebody pretending to be an institution. There's a package waiting for you from the Postal Service. *fraudulent 사기를 치는 There was a fraudulent charge on there from that place. *rampant 만연하는 The imposter scams are rampant. Something felt off. 뭔가 불안하고 이상했다. *presumably 아마, 짐작컨대 Presumably they had made the fraudulent charge. These phone calls prey on our fear and uncertainty. You're not making clear-headed decisions.
Scams can happen to anyone — even to people who study them. To reduce your chances of getting swindled, take extra precautions to safeguard your data and finances. Scammers may want personal information like your social security number to say, open a bank account or steal your benefits, or your bank account numbers.