There are far too many people around the world creating clever ways to separate you from your money. In most of these scenarios, the old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t,” rings true.
Many scams rely on the victim either being overly trusting or greedy, which makes healthy skepticism your best defense. If you receive a letter, phone call, or email saying that you’ve won a free vacation or a cash prize, or a distant relative has left you an inheritance or needs emergency cash sent to them in a foreign country, pause and read the fine print before you get excited.
