Contact Tracing of COVID-19 Patients – Text Message Scam
Contact tracing plays a vital role in helping to stop the spread of COVID-19 and by now, you’re probably pretty much aware what contact...
Legitimate Websites?
Unscrupulous companies create websites that look just like legitimate websites that provide information on finding a job, joining the military, or getting government benefits...
Fake Check Scam – How to Spot, Avoid and Report Them
In a fake check scam, a person that you don’t know asks you to deposit a check. Sometimes, these checks can be for several...
60 and Over in the Time of COVID-19
We know that those 60 and over think of someone about 10 years older than they are right now, is “old”.
We’ve been warned about...
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...
Email Extortion Scam
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...
Grandparent Scam
The Grandparent scam typically works something like this:
You get a call from someone posing as your grandchild. The scammer explains, in a frantic voice,...
Stimulus Payment Stolen by an ID Thief?
Was your stimulus payment stolen by an ID Thief? If so, you can report the theft to the FTC and the IRS all at...
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