It should be no surprise that anyone can be the victim of a scam. Con artists can quickly manipulate people who know better and turn their upside down. It happens every day. Since Halloween is approaching, we thought we'd take a minute to talk about how heart-pounding scare tactics lead to fraud.

Here are three stories based on actual events with tips on how to stop these scams in their tracks.

Guest: Stacie Wolter, Fraud Analyst at Bank Midwest

Bank Midwest
Member FDIC

Music:

"A Singular Perversion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Serpentine Trek" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Awkward Meeting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"This House" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/