ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- AARP South Dakota held a Fraud Awareness Event at the K.O.Lee Public Library in Aberdeen Thursday.  Feature speaker was the South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley.

Jackley discuss the number of emails & texts that address scams.

Jackley express some scams that have been developed in recent years.  One dealing with the issue of AI(Artificial Intelligence).

Jackley talks about what Attorney Generals from both across the country did to ensure states can enforce laws addressing AI.

Jackley also addressed some other scams to watch for.

Jackley offered tips to combat scams.  One thing he emphasized is not to click the link in the message.

Jackley also suggest when paying to use a credit card instead of using debit cards.

Jackley encourage everyone to change passwords often and make sure that they are not something that can be easily found out about you.

If you feel a scam is coming onto you, you can contact the AG’s Office of Consumer Protection at 1-800-300-1986 or online at www.consumer.sd.gov.