somewhere scammers are out there looking
for their next victim that was another
thing that should have been a red flag
for me in the beginning but I think I
got too excited about the offer itself
and now help me Hank exposes the scams
targeting our area right now and reveals
how to protect yourself and your money
as you'll see many have already fallen
for these scams which is why we want to
get the word out to you here's our
consumer investigator Hank Winchester
with a look at what you need to look out
for this summer the scams we're talking
about right now they've been happening
all over Metro Detroit unfortunately
some people have already fallen for
these scams now we show you how to
protect yourself summertime one of the
most popular times for scammers to prey
on you the weather's nice you're more
likely to open the door the kids are
home you may be distracted and many
college grads are online looking for
work as well as those who want a secure
position by fault they emailed me and
basically it was in exchange back and
forth now first this thing really
professional Tanisha Hoskins like many
spending a lot of time online looking
for a new job she received an email from
what sounded like a reputable company
she said that they wanted to interview
me and they wanted to do a online
interview the money was good the
position desirable the guy's credentials
seemed really good so I didn't think
anything of it until we got deeper into
the interview he started asking really
personal questions about my bank account
and my credit report when she called the
company they had no idea who conducted
that interview and said they would never
ask for personal finance information she
knew someone was trying to scam her she
also knew she had to be careful moving
forward about posting her resume with
her address her personal phone number
and email
be cautious about emails you get from
strangers signed up through care comm
and that's how I found the first family
uh nanny this summer beware of the nanny
scam yes caregivers being taken tricked
into this scam she told me that she was
going to send me a check a potential
family reached out to Delaney Turner
through her profile on care.com they
said they were moving from overseas they
offered payment upfront before she
started work as a nanny all she had to
do was cash the check being sent her way
a total scam I was shocked
another popular scam especially this
time of year vacation scams some thieves
on websites like VRBO air B&B and other
sister sites now you're gonna show you
all kinds of lovely pictures of this
place capture that picture and then go
out and Google and see if you can find
it via the map because air B&B and DRDO
will give you the address go back and
see what that address really shows you
make sure you're getting what you pay
for
never pay in full upfront ask for
referrals from friends and if you're
still concerned about those photos
posted online ask for a FaceTime or
Skype tour at the scam artists they're
not going to and they're gonna give you
all kinds of ways or reasons why they
can't this last one just played out in
Detroit and while those behind this big
crowd don't call it a scam many who were
here early one morning say they felt
duped but when you get us down here
under false pretenses saying you're
gonna get people home and there's people
down here who really need those homes
who was expecting a move or get some
work get a hand in life and then you get
down here you want me to sign a petition
something that could have sign at the
grocery store that's not right we're
talking about the group behind the
Detroit Free housing website the site
talks about free homes and has a link
for an application people were
encouraged to be downtown at a certain
time but there were no free homes only
an opportunity to sign a petition to put
pressure on the city to give up land
base
in the future if they just say all we
need the signatures nobody when it came
down here this one a reminder to always
read the fine print ask questions do
your homework before you act which
really works for almost any situation
beware and be cautious right now head
over to help me Hank Facebook page tell
me about the scams in your community
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your family and friends I'm consumer
investigator Hank Winchester help me
Hank