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Scammers are calling and texting claiming to be IRS agents, threatening arrest or legal action unless immediate payment is made by gift card or wire transfer.
What to Do
The IRS never demands immediate payment by gift card, wire transfer, or cryptocurrency. If you receive this call, hang up. Report it to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
Callers are impersonating grandchildren in distress — claiming to be in jail, in a hospital, or in an accident — and urgently requesting cash or gift cards.
What to Do
Hang up and call your grandchild directly using a number you already have. Do not use any number provided by the caller. Contact another family member to verify.
Text messages appearing to come from major banks are asking recipients to click a link to 'verify' their account or prevent it from being locked.
What to Do
Do not click any link in an unsolicited text. Contact your bank using the number on the back of your card or the official bank app.
Callers claiming to be from Medicare are offering free equipment or services in exchange for your Medicare number, Social Security number, or bank account information.
What to Do
Medicare will never call you unsolicited to ask for your Medicare number. Hang up and call Medicare directly at 1-800-MEDICARE.
Browser pop-ups claiming your computer is infected are directing users to call a fake 'Microsoft' or 'Apple' support number. Callers then request remote access to the computer.
What to Do
Close the browser window or restart your computer. Do not call the number. Microsoft and Apple do not send unsolicited pop-up warnings asking you to call them.
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