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How to spot, avoid, and report imposter scams
Imposter scams often begin with a call, text message, or email.
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Avoiding a cryptocurrency scam
Yesterday some high-profile people had their Twitter accounts hacked by scammers who
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Scammers impersonate the FTC, too
Scammers never seem to run out of new ways to try to take your money or steal your identity, especially in times of crisis like the one we’re living through now.
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How to avoid COVID-19 government imposter scams
Many of us are paying close attention to the guidance from federal, state, and local governments during this COVID-19 health emergency.
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Scammers are using COVID-19 messages to scam people
Scammers are experts at shifting tactics and changing their messages to catch you off guard.
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Scammers pretend to be the FTC
Did you recently get an official FTC letter from “me”? That’s in quotes because it wasn’t actually from me.
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Scams telling you to pay with Bitcoin on the rise
At first, scammers tried to get you to wire them money.
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It’s Privacy Awareness Week 2019
This week is Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Privacy Awareness Week, held annually to raise global awareness about privacy issues.
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How to avoid a Bitcoin blackmail scam
“I know about the secret you are keeping from your wife and everyone else. You can ignore this letter, or pay me a $8600 confidentiality fee in Bitcoin”.