Kimo Hildreth, Investigator for the DA’s office and part of the Cyber Crime and Cyber Security Division, was the speaker at Fillmore Rotary. He talked about all kinds of scams including phone, mail, and internet; many of them coming from Nigeria. With the internet scam, people meet online, become friends, and the victim may even send money. Some advice from Hildreth; if you can’t meet for coffee with this person, it’s a scam. It could be anyone, any age, talking to you. If you receive an email or letter asking for money, with many misspellings, especially the use of the little “i”, it is a scam. Using free wifi can lead to problems also. You should use more than one password and it should have 15 digits. Be careful and be aware! Photo courtesy Martha Richardson.