Staying Safe: What's New in Financial Fraud

Описание: Financial scams are becoming harder to spot. From text messages about toll violations to phone calls demanding payment for missed jury duty, these tactics are getting more personal and more persuasive.

In this update, Robert Amato of Compass Wealth Management unpacks how these schemes operate, what makes them so effective, and the proactive steps you can take to better secure your financial life.

Here’s what you’ll take away:
• How today’s scams are engineered to trigger panic and fast reactions
• The role of SIM farms and AI in pushing these fraud attempts at scale
• Practical tools like two-factor authentication and credit freezes that help reduce risk
• What Compass does behind the scenes to verify requests and protect client accounts

📞 Want to make sure your safeguards are in place? Schedule a call: https://tinyurl.com/compass-schedule


Chapters:

00:00 — Intro: Scams Are Getting Smarter
00:15 — Toll and USPS Scam Texts
01:05 — SIM Farms and Fraud at Scale
01:32 — Phone Call Scams Citing Jury Duty
02:15 — How AI Could Fuel or Fight Fraud
02:47 — Two-Factor Authentication and Freezing Credit
03:15 — How Compass Helps Protect Clients

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This material is not intended to be relied on as a forecast, research or investment advice, and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy. The opinions expressed are as of November 3, 2025, and may change as subsequent conditions vary. The information and opinions contained in this material are derived from proprietary and nonproprietary sources deemed by Compass Wealth Management to be reliable, are not necessarily all-inclusive and are not guaranteed as to accuracy. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Investments involve risks.