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  2. Is that a scam? How to recognize and report fraudulent behavior

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    Complaints can be filed via the NJDCA website or via phone at 1-800-242-5846. Consumers can also report scams, potential fraud and unwanted phone calls to the FTC so that it can investigate and ...

  3. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    This is such a common crime that the state of Arizona listed affinity scams of this type as its number one scam for 2009. In one recent nationwide religious scam, churchgoers are said to have lost more than $50 million in a phony gold bullion scheme, promoted on daily telephone prayer chains, in which they thought they could earn a huge return ...

  5. Fraud victims waiting ‘for long periods’ on bank phonelines ...

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    But a Which? investigation carried out in March found the average time to get through to banks and building societies when trying to report a fraud was 10 minutes and 51 seconds.

  6. Package redirection scam - Wikipedia

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    A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...

  7. Discord - Wikipedia

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    Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP social platform which allows communication through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, and media.Communication can be private or take place in virtual communities called "servers".

  8. Fraud and scams cost consumers a record $10 billion in 2023 ...

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    The breakdown was: 2.6 million reports of fraud, 1 million reports of identity theft and 1.8 million reports in other categories, such as complaints about deceptive claims about auto pricing or ...

  9. Utility scam - Wikipedia

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    When a utility gets a customer complaint about a possible fraud, the utility can send the 1-800 number used by the scammers to Somos to have the number investigated, and ultimately disconnected. As of September 2017, the UUAS coalition has had Somos cancel between 250 and 300 scammer phone numbers.