In the financial world, there are a lot of crooks that try to get into your pockets. From metaphorical crooks selling a bad product to literal crooks stealing your money, we’ll cover the different types of financial crooks to watch out for and how you can protect yourself in this episode.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- The different types of financial crooks out there
- How you can protect yourself from scammers
- What they will often look like online
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