8 Tips for Keeping Your Money Secure

Financial fraud has skyrocketed in the last couple of months due to the Coronavirus pandemic, with scammers seizing any and all opportunities available to profit on unsuspecting people. We’ve covered several topics in our Security series to watch out for including some basic password advice, protecting yourself from phishing attempts and identity theft, and how to spot financial scams before you get snared in them. This week we’re wrapping up the series by pulling in everything else: 8 tips that didn’t fit neatly into our other topics but are still worth knowing. Here are the first four:

1. Pay for gas with a credit card, not a debit card.

2. Be cautious when using public WiFi.

3. Don’t plug random USB sticks into your computer.

4. Look out for ATM/card machine skimmers.

For the last 4 tips and more detail on why each of these matter, you can read the full article here. If you have any questions or suspect a scam, BrightDime is here to help.