{"id":1205,"date":"2023-07-19T11:07:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deluziocpa.com\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2023-07-19T11:07:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:07:29","slug":"avoiding-scammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deluziocpa.com\/avoiding-scammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Scammers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>~ Author \u2013 Sam Painter,\u00a0 Deluzio &amp; Company Staff Accountant I~<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Post COVID there has been an increase in computer fraud and phishing attempts.\u00a0 This increase could be due to the increase in business conducted virtually. \u00a0\u00a0Per the IRS, here are some things to look for and ways to protect yourself and your business.<\/p>\n<p>Be on the lookout for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Messages claiming to come from the IRS offering refunds, fake COVID relief, tax credits, and setting up an IRS online account.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid online sellers that accept payments only by gift cards, money transfers through companies like Western Union or MoneyGram, or deals with cryptocurrency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Protect yourself with:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-519 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deluziocpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1176765-300x200.png\" alt=\"Cyber Scammers\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deluziocpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1176765-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.deluziocpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1176765.png 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use strong and unique passwords.<\/li>\n<li>Use Multi-factor authentication whenever possible.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid using public Wi-Fi to shop online.<\/li>\n<li>Keep security software for computers, tablets, and mobile phones updated.<\/li>\n<li>Shop at trusted sites. (Has \u201chttps\u201d and has a padlock icon)<\/li>\n<li>Use separate personal and business computers, mobile devices, and email account.<\/li>\n<li>Do Not share sensitive business information to personal account.<\/li>\n<li>Do Not share USB drives or external hard drives between personal and business computers or devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~ Author \u2013 Sam Painter,\u00a0 Deluzio &amp; Company Staff Accountant I~ Post COVID there has been an increase in computer fraud and phishing attempts.\u00a0 This increase could be due to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Avoiding Scammers - Deluzio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deluziocpa.com\/avoiding-scammers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Avoiding Scammers - Deluzio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"~ Author \u2013 Sam Painter,\u00a0 Deluzio &amp; 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