William Bardin

In 2025, let’s make protecting ourselves against scams a top priority. In this article, we are sharing best practices and resources to help you protect your personal information! Safeguard your social media profiles Take some time to review the privacy settings on your social media platforms and limit the amount of personal information you share publicly. Fraudsters may use your social media posts to personalize scams or get access to your accounts without your permission.

Frauds & Scams, Office of the Inspector General January 2, 2025 • By William Bardin, Acting Associate Commissioner for the Office of Program Integrity Reading Time: 2 Minutes In 2025, let’s make protecting ourselves against scams a top priority.

October 31, 2024 • By Reading Time: 2 Minutes Last Updated: October 31, 2024 The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are pleasant, and the fall foliage is beautiful. This is also the time of year when scammers are ramping up their tricks and tactics. As we prepare to set our clocks back an hour this weekend, don’t “fall back” into bad habits and let your guard down. Scammers are constantly tweaking old scams and designing new ones to trick you into giving them money or personal information.