Apr 07 2020
Donors beware – that charity may not be what it seems! In the past few months, BBB.org/ScamTracker has gotten more than a dozen reports of a nonprofit organization using what consumers think are shady tactics to solicit donations. Potential donors beware! If an organization isn’t a charity, then contributions are not “donations” and cannot be …
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Mar 12 2020
Another scam around the Corona Virus! Phishing emails offering information on the Corona-Virus can be disguised malware. An example is the Corona-virus map that has a very realistic presentation and appears to be from Johns Hopkins, World Health Organization, or the Center for Disease Control. The high-risk virus (AZORult trojan) is used to steal your …
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Nov 19 2019
Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, and Gail S. Ennis, the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, announce the launch of a dedicated online form to receive reports from the public of Social Security-related scams. These scams—in which fraudulent callers mislead victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for purported …
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Feb 12 2019
We have become aware of reports of fraudulent telephone calls from individuals claiming to represent the Social Security Administration (SSA). In them, unknown callers are using threatening language to warn unknowing victims that they will be arrested or face other legal action if they fail to call a provided phone number or press the number …
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