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The FTC has been getting reports of people getting letters in the mail from a law firm. They are, they say, looking for the heir of a multi-million-dollar inheritance. And they think it might be you. (Spoiler alert: it’s not.)
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Tech support scammers want you to pay them to fix a non-existent computer problem. Learn how to avoid and report tech support scams.