In this Episode of the Secure Your Retirement Podcast, Radon and Murs discuss how financial scams are coming from every direction—phone calls, email phishing scams, text message scams, social media, and even door-to-door encounters—and why a little healthy skepticism is now a key part of scam prevention. They share real-world scam alert examples hitting their community right now, especially senior scams, and explain how staying cautious can protect both your money and your mindset as you work to secure your retirement.

Listen in to learn about how to avoid scams by slowing down when urgency hits, verifying sources before clicking anything, and recognizing the red flags behind gift card scams, IRS scam calls, and the increasingly convincing threats of AI voice cloning scams and deepfake scam tactics. These practical cybersecurity tips also support smart identity theft prevention—an important part of retirement planning for anyone who wants to keep retiring comfortably on track.

In this episode, find out:

· How gift card scams exploit the holiday rush and why “pay with gift cards” is a major scam alert

· Why IRS scam calls and “official” threats (like unpaid penalties) are designed to trigger fear and urgency

· How a jury duty scam can use phone number spoofing to appear like it’s coming from a real sheriff’s department

· The best ways to avoid clicking links in email phishing scams and text message scams, even when they look legitimate

· How emerging tech (like AI voice cloning scams and deepfake scam videos) is changing the landscape of senior scams and financial scams

Tweetable Quotes:

· Radon Stancil: “If you ever get a call from a police department or sheriff’s department saying you have a warrant for your arrest or you missed jury duty—it’s a scam. Hang up.”

· Murs Tariq: “If there’s urgency, weird payment methods like gift cards or crypto, or they want you to click right now—pause and ask why.”

Resources:

If you are in or nearing retirement and you want to gain clarity on what questions you should be asking, learn what the biggest retirement myths are, and identify what you can do to achieve peace of mind for your retirement, get started today by requesting our complimentary video course, Four Steps to Secure Your Retirement!

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