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Warning: Callers are impersonating FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips
You’re minding your business and the phone rings. If you don’t screen and ignore it, you answer — and the caller says he’s Commissioner Noah Phillips from the FTC. (He’s not.) He gives you a badge number (it’s fake), says there’s a warrant for your arrest (there’s not), and demands that you pay up (nope).
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Scammers pretend to be the FTC again
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Child Tax Credit scammers are still reaching out
Many people have gotten their advance Child Tax Credit payments this year, but scammers are taking advantage of this new program to try to trick you out of money or information.
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Spot the pandemic scam: emergency broadband program impersonators
Have you seen ads on social media that offer to “help” you sign up for a government program that will give you a “free” device and internet service in exchange for money or personal information?
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More money is coming to families…and scammers are ready
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, eligible families will get monthly payments from the government from July 15 through December 2021.
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How To Avoid a Government Impersonation Scam
Scammers pretend to be from government agencies like the FTC, Social Security Administration, and IRS — or say they're calling about your Medicare benefits. Learn the signs and avoid the scam.
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Scammers target loved ones of COVID-19 victims
Government imposters may have hit a new low with a scheme that targets the grieving survivors of people who died of COVID-19 by offering them help paying for their lo