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Impersonation
Dated alerts about callers and messages that pretend to be a known agency or person, with the safer next step and the published source.
West 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 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 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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