Great Article on Scams, phishing, other cons (also how to prevent from being taken by these scams.)

[Stuart G]

If you read the entire article, you will get an idea of how these phone scams work, how successful they are, and how to prevent yourself from being taken.
written by Allen Kim, October 27, 2019, CNN title of article:

A scam targeting Americans over the phone has resulted in millions of dollars lost to hackers. Don't be the next victim.

link below....

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/27/business/phishing-bank-scam-trnd/index.html