The cybersecurity expert suggests discussing these financial schemes in everyday conversation with friends and family, especially elders or those who are not very tech-savvy.

One of the many scam funeral group pages on Facebook. Clicking to view the “live stream” of the funeral takes one to a newly registered website that requests credit card information.

With the guidance to keep crowds to a minimum, funeral directors are having to change how they help their communities remember the dead. Often, in small North Carolina towns, the deceased is well ...