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Per a recent report by the Better Business Bureau, 44% of Americans have been approached with a government impostor scam, and 77% of people surveyed were familiar with the practice.
Scams are so common nowadays that it can be difficult to determine which calls are legitimate. Robocalls have become the norm and can make it difficult to know when you should pick up the phone,...
Quick Take: List of Scam Area Codes. More than 300 area codes exist in the United States alone which is a target-rich environment for phone scammers.
• Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.
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.
Rumors started coming in that a $2,000 economic relief package would arrive sometime during October. Discussions on social media and some websites suggested a possible $2,000 stimulus check for...
Here are five financial scams experts warn about for 2024: 1. Grandparent Scams. ... a legitimate business or government entity will never email, text or message you on social media to ask for ...
The latest scam is claiming that adults over the age of 51 can get a spending card through certain government programs. However, no programs exist and Social Security benefits are limited to ...