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Homeowners across the U.S. are being targeted in a sophisticated scam in which callers pose as mortgage lenders to defraud people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Federal ...
Missouri Highway State Patrol is warning the public of a telephone scam that’s been reported in several incidents throughout the state. In the incidents, a suspect impersonating a state trooper ...
5. Change your phone number. If your phone number has become a magnet for scam calls, sometimes starting with a clean slate is the best way to handle it.
Similar government impersonation scams include the SSA impersonation scam. Every day, hundreds of scam calls are received on the US mainland which offer the recipients grant money from the Federal Government, but requesting a "small administration fee", [11] although there are no fees associated with applying for or receiving a government grant.
Scam Likely [26] is a term used for scam call identification, the term was originally coined by T-Mobile for the scam ID technology created by First Orion. [27] First Orion's scam blocking technology uses a combination of known bad actors, AI powered blocking including neighborhood spoofing and unusual calling pattern.
Phone scams are on the rise as scammers see opportunity thanks to many Americans getting stimulus checks, an increase in concern about COVID vaccine distribution and soon, the annual tax season.
In 2004, a variant of the lottery scam appeared in the United States: a scammer phones a victim purporting to be speaking on behalf of the government about a grant they qualify for, subject to an advance fee of typically US$250. [78] Typical lottery scams address the person as some variation of Lucky Winner.
Unexpected calls from the Social Security Administration: In most cases, the SSA will contact you via mail, not a phone call. Here are some tips to help protect yourself from Social Security scams :