Cybersecurity luncheon reveals scams, frauds and phishing threats

WIMBERLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

A panel of experts on telephone scams, phishing emails, financial fraud and computer threats shared their experience with Wimberley Chamber of Commerce members and members of the public during a business education lunch ‘n learn event last week.

Mark Andrews, a deputy with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office for 23 years, talked about three recent telephone scams in which citizens received phone calls to send money. Utilizing the number from the Sheriff’s Office and naming legitimate members of the office, scammers called unsuspecting citizens to pay out money for fake warrants and bail money. He told listeners that the Sheriff’s office will never call you.