Phishing
Fraudsters may pose as your financial institution or a financial institution employee to ask for information which would allow them access to your account.
Car Wrap Scam
Ads promise easy money if you shrink-wrap your car. You receive a check and are instructed to deposit the check, keep part of it as your share, and send the rest to another company that will wrap your car. After you send the funds, the check bounces, and you are out the money.
Sweetheart Scam
Scammers take advantage of people looking for romantic partners, often via dating websites, apps, or social media, by pretending to be prospective companions. They play on emotional triggers to get you to provide money, gifts, or personal details.
Secret Shopper Scam
Fraudsters claiming to work for well-known retailers will contact you asking you to be a secret shopper or to work remotely on their behalf. They will ask you to deposit a check and use the money to purchase gift cards or send funds to a person to purchase equipment or materials. If you are asked to send back gift cards, money orders, or payments to an unknown third party, it’s a scam.
Loan Scam
Illegitimate companies posing as lenders can take advantage of you by offering a loan scam that’s too good to be true. No legitimate lender will ask you for your online banking credentials or make a deposit and request that you send the full amount back immediately to prove that you are “trustworthy” or boost your credit. If they do, it’s always a scam.
Government Agency Scam
Scammers pretend to be calling you from government agencies like the Social Security Administration and the IRS. They say that something terrible will happen if you don’t pay or refuse to give them your personal information.
Tech Support Scam
Tech support scammers want you to believe you have a serious problem with your computer, like a virus. They will request to remotely access your device, then want you to pay for tech support services you don’t need to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. Never grant remote access to your computer to an unknown person.
Online Marketplace Scam
If you are selling something online, you may be targeted by a scammer posing as a “buyer.” They will send payment usually far exceeding the asking price of the original item and then ask you to send back the overpayment or pay their “shipping company” with the extra money before the funds clear.
Online Vehicle Sale Fraud
Fake advertisements include photos and descriptions of a vehicle for sale. When you contact the seller, the scammer responds with a sense of urgency and “coordinates” delivery and payment through a sham shipment company. The customer then sends the funds, and the vehicle or equipment is never actually shipped.
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