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Home Improvement Scam
The home improvement scam starts when contractors show up on your doorstep uninvited. They say that they just happened to be doing some work...
Scams
Fraud
Exploring the Threat of Deepfake Videos in Elder Fraud
Understanding Deepfake Technology
Deepfake technology utilizes artificial intelligence to create synthetic videos that can convincingly imitate real-life individuals. Scammers have recently begun to exploit this...
Services
Credit Freeze
If you’re concerned about identity theft, someone gaining access to your credit report without your permission, or you’ve been notified that your personal information...
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Active Duty Servicemembers are More likely to Report Identity Theft
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Active Duty Servicemembers are More likely to Report Identity TheftSericemembers report identity theft and that someone used a debit...
Credit Freeze
If you’re concerned about identity theft, someone gaining access to your credit report without your permission, or you’ve been notified that your personal information...
Mobile Phone Safety for Kids
Think about mobile phone safety when determining an appropriate age for kids to have a mobile phone? For every family, that answer is going...
AI Romance Scams
Romance scams are a clear example of emotional manipulation. This is where a perpetrator exploits a victim's feelings of loneliness, or desire and the...
Targeting Kids
Sweepstakes Scam
The Sweepstakes Scam has evolved onto the many platforms. The platform is where influencers can make money by promoting products and services of sponsored...
Mobile Phone Safety for Kids
Think about mobile phone safety when determining an appropriate age for kids to have a mobile phone? For every family, that answer is going...
Scams Targeted at Teens
Scams targeted at teens have being increasing in recent years.
It's not hard to scam young people since they tend to be inexperienced, are trusting...
Identity Theft
Credit Freeze
If you’re concerned about identity theft, someone gaining access to your credit report without your permission, or you’ve been notified that your personal information...
Active Duty Alert
Service members who deploy can place an active duty alert on their credit reports to help minimize their risk of identity theft.
An active duty...
Malicious Email – Current Scams
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Malicious Email - Current Scams
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Medical Information is Valuable to Identity Thieves
Your insurance and medical information are valuable to identity thieves. Be sure to keep it safe.
Be cautious if someone offers you “free” health services...
Medical Identity Theft
Medical identity theft is when a thief uses your name or health insurance numbers to see a doctor, get prescription drugs, even file claims...
Targeting Seniors
Stimulus Taken by Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facility from Medicare...
Stimulus taken by nursing homes and assisted living facilities are trying to take the stimulus payments intended for their residents that are on Medicaid....
Data Breach
States Warn About Unemployment Data Breach – Current Scams
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States Warn About Unemployment Data Breach - Current Scams
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