The Financial Crime Intelligence Program at the Middlebury Institute presents Scam Us If You Can. 

This series of talks will delve into how hackers and fraudsters exploit human psychology in carrying out imposter scams, mail and marketplace fraud, investment fraud, and romance fraud, and how AI is taking these crimes to a new level. Each session aims to equip you with the knowledge and tools to recognize and defend against these deceptive tactics, ensuring your financial and emotional security.

The topics for the four workshops are:

Wed, Nov 6 at 5:00 PM: How Hackers & Fraudsters Manipulate Us… (J. Lopata) 

Friday, Nov 8 at 1pm:  Defend Yourself Against Imposter Scams…  (S. Shah)  

Wednesday, Nov 13 at 5pm:  Stopping Mail, Check and Marketplace Fraud …(E. Drachman) 

 Friday, Nov 15 at 1pm: How AI is Transforming Online Scams…. (J. Losito)

Second Workshop: Defend Yourself Against Imposter Scams (Nov 8)

In 2023 the Federal Trade Commission reported that Americans lost nearly $3 billion to Imposter Scams. Imposter scams are when criminals try to impersonate our bank, government agencies, tech support, etc. The $3 billion amount is just what has been reported to law enforcement. Experts believe that the actual losses are much higher. If you want to arm yourself to defend against such imposters, join us for our session which will cover strategies to identify different types of imposter scams and safeguard ourselves from financial or personal loss.

Space is limited. Registration is required.

Parking behind the library is limited.  Additional parking is available in the lot across the gulch to the right of the library.