âSextortionâ scams: Fear, shame used to extort money
Protecting yourself from sextortion
Shame and fear can be dangerous weapons when used by scammers to extort money. Most of the time, these threats have no basis in reality.
MILWAUKEE - Shame and fear can be dangerous weapons when used by scammers to extort money. Most of the time, these threats have no basis in reality.
A heinous threat in a poorly written email tried to shame Dana Bertling of Big Bend into taking action. The email claimed to have a sexually explicit video of Bertling recorded on a hacked device.
The email reads, Within 96 hours, I m going to share your compromised information with your relatives and upload it on the web.
Former hospital patient starts her own pet therapy non-profit in Summerville
VIDEO: Former hospital patient starts her own pet therapy non-profit in Summerville By Abbey O Brien | April 22, 2021 at 3:03 PM EDT - Updated April 22 at 5:23 PM
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - It is National Volunteer Week and Summerville Medical Center is praising one of its volunteers who is paying it forward after she spent time as a hospital patient.
Lisa Schiller has Newfoundland therapy dogs named Chewie and Abraham and has been volunteering at the hospital for about three years. Schiller’s experience with therapy dogs began when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor five years ago. The tumor was pressing on her brain stem and she was told she needed emergency surgery. She was also told she may not have long to live. When a therapy dog visited her in the hospital, it brought her peace.
Donât post a photo of that vaccination card, BBB says
âDonât post a photo of that vaccination card,â BBB says
As more receive the coronavirus vaccine, the urge to share the news and your vaccine card with others grows, but the Better Business Bureau warns you may be doing more harm than good.
MILWAUKEE - As more receive the coronavirus vaccine, the urge to share the news and your vaccine card with others grows, but the Better Business Bureau warns you may be doing more harm than good. I think it’s basically a problem of over-sharing information, especially on the social media networks, said Jared Olson with OnTech Systems, Inc.
Wisconsin BBB says resist sharing COVID-19 vaccine card on social media
Scammers duplicate, sell fake vaccination cards overseas Share Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021
Scammers duplicate, sell fake vaccination cards overseas Share Updated: 6:43 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021
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Show Transcript YOUNG AS 16. THE MINIMUM AGE IS 18 FOR THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND MODERNA VACCINES. AFTER YOUR SHOT, YOU’LL GET ONE OF THESE VACCINATION CARDS. 12 NEWS’ HANNAH HILYARD HAS A WARNING FROM EXPERTS ABOUT SCAMMERS, AND WHAT NOT TO DO WITH THOSE CARDS. HANNAH: EVERY PERSON WHO WALKS THROUGH THESE DOORS TO RECEIVE THEIR VACCINE I’M NOT A BIG NEEDLE GUY, SO I WASN’T REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, BUT IT WAS ALL GOOD. HANNAH: WALKS OUT WITH ONE OF THESE, A VACCINATION RECORD CARD. IT’S A SMALL CARD, FITS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. HANNAH: EASY TO SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION LIKE YOUR NAME AND BIRTHDAY ON IT, IT MAKES YOU AN