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Reading in AARP Bulletin: “Dialing deceivers don’t need you to talk to rip you off.” How are they doing it? Scammers can put together a dossier that compromises your security by obtaining personal records from data breaches, by accessing the “dark web,” or with a simple Google search. Google yourself; you may be shocked at personal information you can glean, or, better yet, try one of the subscriber services on a trial basis to see how much they know about you.

What are they looking for? The days are gone when a social security number alone was required. Now, in addition to a PIN, there are ch...