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Common Scams A - F
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Affordable Care Act
Scammers love the Affordable Care Act ('Obamacare'), using it as a way to fool Americans into sharing their personal information.
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Arrest Warrant Scam
Scammers create a fake caller ID, which allows them to call you and appear to be calling from a local police, sheriff, or other law enforcement agency.
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Check & Money Order Scams
The underlying premise to these scams is based on the victim receiving a counterfeit check or money order, depositing the item in their own bank account, and forwarding a portion of the funds through a wire transfer service (Moneygram or Western Union) to the scammer.
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Check Fraud
Check fraud is a criminal act that involves the unlawful use of checks to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account holder's legal ownership.
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Credit & Debit Card Fraud
Credit or debit card fraud happens when one person steals another person's credit card and makes charges under that person's name.
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Do Not Call
The National Do Not Call Registry (U.S.) or the National Do Not Call List (Canada) offer consumers a free way to reduce telemarketing calls.
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eBay / Auction Reseller Scam
Scammers posing as buyers convince sellers into shipping goods prior to receiving payment.
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Elder Fraud
Broadly defined, financial elder abuse is when someone illegally or improperly uses a vulnerable senior's money or other property for personal gain. Senior citizens are targets for specific types of fraud scams and schemes.
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Facebook Fake Friend
Did you ever get a friend request on Facebook from someone you already thought was your friend? If you hit accept, you may have just friended a scammer.
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Foreign Currency
Investments in foreign currency can sound like a great idea, and scammers frequently use real current events and news stories to make their pitches even more appealing.
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Fortune Tellers
A crime designed to financially exploit a victim under the guise of providing assistance.