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2. Beware Latest Government Grant Scams — Warning Signs ... - AOL

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   Free money always comes at a cost. Many are now learning this the hard way, as scammers are increasingly trying to trick potential victims with offers of fraudulent government grants. Consider: 5 ...

3. Police department warns of phone scam and other reports

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   The Albert Lea Police Department stated on its Facebook page that this was a common fraud scheme called phone spoofing. "Legitimate government officials would never call you to collect money," the ...

4. CBP warns against phone scam by fake Border Patrol agents

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   Phone scams can be reported to the Federal Trade Commission here. Four main points CBP reminds people of are: CBP won't call out of the blue with promises of money or threats.

5. Lifeline (FCC program) - Wikipedia

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   The Lifeline program led to a rumor that the government was paying for people to get free "Obama phones", though the program was not started under the Obama administration, and the program neither covers the cost of the phone itself, nor is it paid with taxpayer funds.

6. SSA impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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   An SSA impersonation scam, or SSA scam, is a class of telecommunications scam targeting citizens of the United States by impersonating Social Security Administration employees. SSA scams are typically initiated through pre-recorded messages, or robocalls , that use social engineering to make victims panic and ensure they follow instructions ...

7. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • 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.

8. Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment ... - AOL

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   The top way the scam starts is with a phone call, the FTC's Cox said. Those calls can even come from caller IDs pretending to be from a trusted service like your bank that urgently needs information.

9. TAG Mobile - Wikipedia

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   The TAG Mobile Lifeline Program provides cell phones to those in the low-income category and also individuals on government assistance programs in the US. [1] TAG Mobile also offers affordable prepaid wireless services including free international calling to over 80 countries, talk, text and data services and mobile devices.