{“lastseen”:”2025-08-25T02:55:38″,”description”:”_This week on the Lock and Code podcast\u2026_\\n\\nIf there\u2019s one thing that scam hunter Julie-Anne Kearns wants everyone to know, it is that no one is immune from a scam. And she would know\u2014she fell for one last year.\\n\\nFor years now, Kearns has made a name for herself on TikTok as a scam awareness and education expert. Popular under the name @staysafewithmjules, Kearns makes videos about scam identification and defense. She has posted countless profile pictures that are used and repeated by online scammers across different accounts. She has flagged active scam accounts on Instagram and detailed their strategies. And, perhaps most importantly, she answers people\u2019s questions.\\n\\nIn fielding everyday comments and concerns from her followers and from strangers online, Kearns serves as a sort of gut-check for the internet at large. And by doing it day in, day out, Kearns is able to hone her scam \u201cradar,\u201d which helps guide people to safety.\\n\\nBut last year, Kearns fell for a scam, disguised initially as a letter from HM Revenue \\u0026 Customs, or HMRC, the tax authority for the United Kingdom.\\n\\nToday, on the Lock and Code podcast with host David Ruiz, we speak with Kearns about the scam she fell for and what she\u2019s lost, the worldwide problem of victim blaming, and the biggest warning signs she sees for a variety of scams online.\\n\\n\\u003e \u201cA lot of the time you think that it\u2019s somebody who\u2019s silly\u2014who\u2019s just messing about. It\u2019s not. You are dealing with criminals.\u201d\\n\\nTune in today to listen to the full conversation.\\n\\n_Show notes and credits:_ \\n \\nIntro Music: \u201cSpellbound\u201d by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) \\nLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License \\nhttp:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/ \\nOutro Music: \u201cGood God\u201d by Wowa (unminus.com)\\n\\n* * *\\n\\n**Listen up\u2014Malwarebytes doesn\u2019t just talk cybersecurity, we provide it.**\\n\\nProtect yourself from online attacks that threaten your identity, your files, your system, and your financial well-being with our exclusive offer for Malwarebytes Premium for Lock and Code listeners.”,”published”:”2025-08-25T02:11:37″,”modified”:”2025-08-25T02:11:37″,”type”:”malwarebytes”,”title”:”How a scam hunter got scammed (Lock and Code S06E17)”,”source”:””,”references”:””,”id”:”MALWAREBYTES:83BAF30A2E0A5E21AF424B032E12AB7C”,”bulletinFamily”:”blog”,”cwe”:null,”cvelist”:[],”sourceData”:””,”sourceHref”:””,”cvss”:{“score”:0,”severity”:”NONE”,”vector”:”NONE”,”version”:”NONE”},”cvss2″:{},”cvss3″:{“version”:””,”vectorString”:””,”baseScore”:0,”baseSeverity”:””,”attackVector”:””,”attackComplexity”:””,”privilegesRequired”:””,”userInteraction”:””,”scope”:””,”confidentialityImpact”:””,”integrityImpact”:””,”availabilityImpact”:””,”cvssV3″:{“version”:””,”vectorString”:””,”baseScore”:0,”baseSeverity”:””,”attackVector”:””,”attackComplexity”:””,”privilegesRequired”:””,”userInteraction”:””,”scope”:””,”confidentialityImpact”:””,”integrityImpact”:””,”availabilityImpact”:””}},”href”:”https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/blog\/podcast\/2025\/08\/how-a-scam-hunter-got-scammed-lock-and-code-s06e17″,”category_name”:”News”,”post_link”:””,”product”:””,”version”:””,”vendor”:””,”ai_description”:””,”ai_severity”:””,”ai_vendor”:””,”ai_product”:””,”ai_version”:””,”ai_score”:0}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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