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Treshayla Wilson of the Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner joins ERS' Crystal and Suzanne to talk about scams, swindles and safety. 

Hear about the top scams to avoid now, how to spot one and how to protect your personally identifiable information. Know where to go if you fall victim to a scam. 

Covered in this episode: 

• State of scams today
• How to protect yourself from scams
• Scam #1: Student/teacher login phishing scams
• Scam #2: Facebook and social media login scam
• How to protect your personally identifiable information
• Scam #3: Government/IRS impersonation scams
• Scam #4: Toll text scams
• How and why to report scams; helpful resources

Mentioned: 

Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner https://occc.texas.gov/

Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftc.gov/