Grand Prize Winner: $5,000

Austin Harris

Deep Fake Scam Education

Austin Harris educated us all on the danger of deep fakes and how difficult they can be to spot. The presenter, a senior fraud analyst named Ron, had some great advice for spotting deep fakes.

Second Place Winner: $2,500

Ruqayah Baig

Desperate Times

This entry was focused on the issue of fake job postings, teaching us how to avoid ghost jobs by staying alert.  Tips include being wary of suspicious texts or emails, roles which are too good to be true and applications requesting fees or personal information.

Third Place Winner: $1,000

Jethro Casinas

Breaking News: Scams on the Rise

This video introduced the acronym “STOP”:
S – Stay away from unknown links
T – Trust your gut feeling
O – Operate your own device
P – People you’ve never met are strangers.
It’s a simple but effective way of staying alert. 

Sponsor’s Choice Winner: $1,500

Catherine Tapling

Duplicitous Puppers

This video explored puppy scams and how things aren’t always what they seem. There was strong advice about taking care when making payments. – after all, you don’t want to find yourself with a velociraptor instead of a dog.