Latest Scams
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Dated alerts about scams that arrive as a text or a direct message, with the safer next step and the published source for each one.
United 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
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A New Online Contact Steering You Toward Crypto? Slow Down
An online relationship gradually turns into pressure to move money into a cryptocurrency 'investment.' Here is why federal investigators are describing this pattern now.
Arrives by a new relationship that started online
Read this alertMessaging appsic3.gov
A Message Asks You to 'Approve' an App? Check Before You Tap Allow
A direct message asks you to approve an app to view a document or confirm an event. Approving it can hand over lasting access to your email and files, and a password change will not undo it.
Arrives by a direct message on a messaging app
Read this alertUpdated Houston and Marylandconsumer.ftc.gov
Text About an Unpaid Toll? It Is Almost Certainly a Scam
A text says you owe a small toll and that a much larger late fee is coming. Here is how to recognize one of these messages and how to check a real toll account instead.
Arrives by a text message
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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