{"id":38581,"date":"2025-07-09T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/she-thought-it-was-a-complaint-form-it-cost-her-1000-new-scam-alert\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:15:00","slug":"she-thought-it-was-a-complaint-form-it-cost-her-1000-new-scam-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/09\/she-thought-it-was-a-complaint-form-it-cost-her-1000-new-scam-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"She Thought It Was a Complaint Form \u2014 It Cost Her $1,000 | New Scam Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0k-33rher14?cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Scammers are evolving fast \u2014 and their newest tricks look more real than ever. From fake websites to hacked complaint forms, one local woman lost $1,000 after downloading a bogus document she thought was from a legitimate internet company. <\/p>\n<p>Consumer anchor Diane Lee uncovers the rise in digital deception, with warning signs for everyone \u2014 from older adults to tech-savvy college students. Experts explain the alarming growth in crypto scams, fake government calls, and phishing attempts impersonating universities and businesses. Learn how to spot the red flags, protect your information, and stop these thieves before they strike.<\/p>\n<p>This in-depth report includes interviews with fraud victims, credit union experts, and students navigating today&#8217;s scam-filled internet \u2014 because knowing what to look for could save you thousands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scammers are evolving fast \u2014 and their newest tricks look more real than ever. From fake websites to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":38582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upstate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}