Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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Scams

Scams are fraudulent schemes performed by a dishonest individual, group, or company in an attempt obtain money or something else of value. Scams traditionally resided in confidence tricks, where an individual would misrepresent themselves as someone with skill or authority, i.e. a doctor, lawyer, investor.

home improvement scam - current scams

Home Improvement Scam

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The home improvement scam starts when contractors show up on your doorstep uninvited. They say that they just happened to be doing some work...
email extortion scam - current scams

Email Extortion Scam

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According to a recent study, people are more likely to respond to threatening email extortion scam messages than to those that promise rewards which explains...
stimulus payment stolen - current scams

Stimulus Payment Stolen by an ID Thief?

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Was your stimulus payment stolen by an ID Thief? If so, you can report the theft to the FTC and the IRS all at...
opt out - current scams

Opt Out of Prescreen, Junk Mail and Telemarketing

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You Can Opt Out of Credit Offers Some credit reporting agencies use information from a consumer credit report to target marketing to consumers without their express permission....