---
title: "Be Prepared: The Top ‘Social Engineering’ Scams Of 2017"
metaTitle: "Top 2017 Social Scams"
slug: top-2017-social-scams
date: "2017-01-04T15:46:20-06:00"
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  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: Forbes
  url: bit.ly
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://bit.ly/2pRB67c"
legacySlug: be-prepared-the-top-social-engineering-scams-of-2017
tags: [IRS, Phone Scam, Social Engineering]
status: published
---

January 4, 2017

Imagine a hacker breaking into someone’s accounts.

If fancy computer skills are part of your mental scenario, rewind the tape in your mind. That’s not how it’s happening nowadays...