What to know about scams and fraud targeting young adults

The expert panel of speakers for this train-the-trainer webinar includes Melissa Lanning Trumpower, executive director of the Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust; Emma Fletcher, senior data researcher at the Federal Trade Commission; Kira Krown, consumer education specialist at the Federal Trade Commission; Alexander Odisheli, associate director of operations and business for the Capacity & Resilience Program at Global Cyber Alliance; and Abigail Bishop, head of external relations at Amazon.

Among the topics discussed are:

• The types of scams that frequently target young adults;
• How scammers reach young adults, and the payment methods used to steal their money;
• What the Federal Trade Commission’s reporting database and research can teach us about scams that impact young adults;
• Global Cyber Alliance's recently created CyberFlex tool to help young adults learn about cybersecurity and online scams;
• Amazon's efforts to protect young adults from scams; and
• Advice and practical tips for helping younger adults avoid consumer fraud.

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