Personal Scams

Selling Online

How to avoid a scam if your selling online

Selling stuff online? Here’s how to avoid a scam Fake check overpaymentThe scammer offers to give you a check for more than the selling price. They tell you to deposit the check and send the difference back to them.The check is fake,…

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Don’t talk to Scammers

Younger VS Older…  Both get scammed When people encounter scams or bad business practices, they report them to the FTC. And what we’ve learned is interesting. Young adults report losing money to scammers more often than older people do, but when…

Text FedEx scams

FedEx and Texting Scams

This is a FedEx scam that we have been seeing for awhile, but it has recently resurfaced. I wanted to point out a few ways you can spot scams. I will go over each picture and show you what to look…

Romance + Ask for money is a scam

Boyfriend Girlfriend Scam

Romance Scams Beyond the job losses and economic fallout of the pandemic, the loneliness and isolation brought on by our virtual lives has real consequences. This might explain why romance scams reached a record $304 million in losses reported to…

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Scammers cash in on COVID-19 vaccination

With every passing day, the news on COVID-19 vaccine distribution seems to change. One reason is that distribution varies by state and territory. And scammers, always at the ready, are taking advantage of the confusion. Besides a big dose of…

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Why Report Fraud

Telling your story can help your friends, your family, your community and others avoid those scams. That keeps money in their pockets and their information out of the hands of criminals. And reporting those scams to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov helps…

Unemployment Scams

Is a scammer getting unemployment benefits in your name? Large-scale scam erupting in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, imposters are filing claims for unemployment benefits, using the names and personal information of people who have not filed claims. People…

Corona Virus Scams

Scammers using COVID-19 to scam people

COVID-19 / Corona Virus Scams Scammers are experts at shifting tactics and changing their messages to catch you off guard. This is especially true as they take advantage of anxieties related to the Coronavirus. Here’s a quick alert about some…