holiday Scams to Be Aware Of!
This holiday season will be no stranger to the dangers of scams. The National Retail Federation forecasts holiday shoppers will spend $979.5B to $989B this year. Sparked by holiday enthusiasm, these record-breaking numbers will certainly capture the ever-rising greed of scammers, marking another record year in financial losses to victims across the globe. From fake Amazon texts to fake delivery emails to fake charity requests to fake ads on social media, this holiday season is scheduled to be riddled with amazing attempts to steal your money through amazing deals. Not to be overlooked, your personal information will likely be on the wish lists of these bad actors as well. Preparing for this incoming battle, you must install solid protection of both your money and your information. So, how can you be successful against an illicit institution of crafty and effective scams? This training will overview specific scams awaiting you this holiday season as well as the methods and tools required to negate them as much as possible. Remember that you are your greatest ally in preventing your happy holiday season from becoming a holiday hell.
Speaker: Chris Salgado
Christopher Salgado is a highly accomplished and trusted security and investigations leader with more than 20 years in cyber investigations, physical investigations and general security. He has assisted several Fortune-based companies, including a Fortune 20 company, by installing and refining numerous innovative and efficient processes on investigative and security matters, including brand protection, threat management, business continuity, intelligence, operations, recruiting, customer service, employee morale and leadership. His expertise has been applied across industries such as social media, pharmaceutical, luxury brands (clothing, jewelry, etc.), consumables, automotive, electronics, film production, streaming services, entertainment, insurance, law firms, other investigative firms and more.
In 2016 - 2019, Christopher assisted in building and managing Facebook's global investigations division, including their Investigations Center, a 24/7 /365 security, investigations and intelligence support operation. While at Facebook, he was able to assist on sensitive matters, including Cambridge Analytica and the election tampering of the 2016 US presidential election.
Christopher is an expert social engineer and has presented on various physical and cyber investigative topics, including social engineering, romance scams, elderly fraud, child online safety, online investment fraud, general online fraud, cyber investigations, physical investigations, counterfeits, cults, assessing and reducing your online footprint and other topics. Christopher has presented to various companies, law firms and law enforcement agencies.
Christopher was a keynote speaker at CrimeCon 2022 where he spoke on romance scams. He is Founder of AGGOSO™ Training, a comprehensive OSINT/cyber training program for investigators, corporations, law firms, journalists and those desiring to upskill their OSINT/cyber investigative skillset. He is also a member of the London Speaker Bureau and a contributing author on cyber investigations to PI Magazine.
