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Dated alerts about scams that start with a phone call, with the safer next step and the published source for each one.
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Wiring Money for a Home Closing? Verify the Instructions First
In the days before a closing, buyers are getting an email and a follow-up call that appear to come from their loan officer or title contact, redirecting the wire to a different account.
Arrives by an email and a phone call
Read this alertWest Virginiaago.wv.gov
A Caller Says They're a State Representative Offering Insurance
Callers on spoofed in-state numbers are posing as a state representative to offer insurance or subsidies. Here is what West Virginia's Attorney General is telling residents to check first.
Arrives by a phone call
Read this alertUnited Statesconsumer.ftc.gov
Someone Claiming to Be an FTC Agent Wants You to Move Money?
Callers and texters posing as Federal Trade Commission employees, sometimes with a badge photo, tell people to move their money to a 'safe' account. The FTC itself says this is always a scam.
Arrives by a phone call or text
Read this alertKansascftc.gov
Told to Pay Someone Through a Crypto ATM? Stop and Check First
Impersonators posing as banks, courts, or government agencies are directing people to pay them through cryptocurrency ATMs. Here is why that instruction itself is the clearest sign of a scam.
Arrives by a phone call directing you to a cash machine
Read this alertUpdated United Stateswspa.com
A Call About a Missed Jury Duty Warrant? It Is Likely a Scam
Callers claiming to be sheriff's deputies say you missed jury duty and face arrest unless you pay right away. Here is how to recognize the pattern and why a real agency never calls to demand money.
Arrives by a phone call
Read this alertAfter disastersconsumer.ftc.gov
Donation Requests After a Disaster: Giving Without Being Taken
After storms, floods, and fires, appeals arrive by text, social media, and phone. Here is how to tell a real charity from one that appeared overnight, and how to check before you give.
Arrives by texts, social media posts, and phone calls
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