#303 Weddings Scams & How To Protect Yourself with Adam Levin

Ok, so now we need to worry about scams while wedding planning? Seriously? Who knew? We don’t want to freak you out. We want to bring these things to your attention, so you are aware they are out there and provide some info on how you can protect yourself.

There are so many tips in this episode. Not only during wedding planning, but best practices for protecting yourself from identity theft, credit card theft and so many scams.

Adam K. Levin is a nationally recognized expert on cybersecurity, privacy, identity theft, fraud, and personal finance and has distinguished himself as a fierce consumer advocate for the past 50 years. Former Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Levin is the founder of CyberScout and co-founder of Credit.com. He is author of the critically acclaimed book Swiped and host of the podcast What the Hack with Adam Levin.

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Wedding Scams To Be Aware Of

Fake vendors

Counterfeit dresses

Fake honeymoon packages

Fake registries

Fake Charities & Group donations

Links

Adam on Instagram: @adamklevin

Adam's website: https://adamlevin.com/

Adam's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-hack-with-adam-levin/id1571482669

Adam's book: https://www.amazon.com/Swiped-Yourself-Scammers-Phishers-Identity-ebook/dp/B012271LV0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YPUV3NOBRI6F&keywords=swiped+adam+levin&qid=1649897301&sprefix=swiped%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1

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https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action

https://www.charitynavigator.org/

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