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Three checks before sending money- Hang up or close the chat. Pause the payment while you check the story.
- Call back on a number you already have. The bank card, the saved contact, the official site. Never the number they gave you.
- Check with another trusted contact. For a claimed family emergency, reach another relative or friend if you cannot contact the person directly.
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Scam alertsDeepfake Video Call Scams: How Scammers Use AI to Impersonate Authority Figures
Learn how scammers use AI-generated deepfake video and audio to impersonate executives, law enforcement, and family members, and how to protect yourself.
Scam alertsHow to Spot and Avoid Fake Job-Offer and Task Scams
Stop sending money to get paid. Learn the immediate steps to protect yourself from gamified task scams and fake recruiter texts.
Scam alertsBank-Impersonation Call + SMS Scams: How to Protect Your Accounts
Bank impersonators use spoofed numbers and urgent text alerts to drain accounts. Learn the red flags and the immediate steps to secure your money.
Scam alertsSIM-Swap Scams: How to Protect Your Phone Number and Accounts
Learn how scammers hijack your phone number through SIM swapping and port-out fraud, and discover the immediate steps you can take to secure your accounts.
Scam alertsHow to Spot and Avoid Crypto Giveaway Scams
Learn how cryptocurrency giveaway scams operate, the red flags to watch for on social media and digital wallets, and the immediate steps to take if you have been targeted.
Scam alertsPackage Delivery Text Scams: How to Spot and Stop Them
Received a text about a missed delivery or unpaid postage? Learn how to identify package delivery scams, protect your data, and secure your accounts.
Scam alertsTech Support Pop-Up Scams: How to Spot and Stop Fake Security Warnings
Fake security pop-ups from Microsoft and Apple are designed to panic you into calling a scammer. Learn how to safely close these alerts and protect your accounts.
Scam alertsToll Road Text Scams (E-ZPass, FasTrak, SunPass)
Received a text about an unpaid toll fee? Learn how to identify toll road smishing scams targeting E-ZPass, FasTrak, SunPass, and other services.
The one defense that beats everything
Technology will keep improving the fakes. The defense that does not depend on spotting them is verification through a second channel: hang up and call back on a known number, ask for the family code word, show up in person for big money. Every alert we publish ends there, because it is the only advice that survives every new model.