How do you reveal a scam?

Know what to look for

you don’t know contacts you out of the blue.
you’ve never met in person asks for money.
asks you to pay for something or to give them money through unusual payment methods such as gift cards, wire transfers or cryptocurrencies.

Can you report scam mail?

If you believe you’ve been targeted by a scam involving the U.S. Mail, you can get help by contacting your nearest Postal Inspection Service office in one of three ways: Call 1-877-876-2455. Visit www.uspis.gov to report suspected fraud online.

How to report a phishing email or text message?

How to Report Phishing. If you got a phishing email or text message, report it. The information you give can help fight the scammers. Step 1. If you got a phishing email, forward it to the Anti-Phishing Working Group at [email protected]. If you got a phishing text message, forward it to SPAM (7726). Step 2.

What to do if you get a fake DocuSign email?

If you receive it, DELETE IMMEDIATELY, and call the sender to let them know their email has been hacked. The scam states that someone you know has sent a PDF, and the email appears to be a DocuSign document. Here are two examples of how the email might look:

What to do if you get a fake check in the mail?

Report fake checks you receive by mail to the US Postal Inspection Service. Report counterfeit checks to the Federal Trade Commission , either online or by phone at 1-877-382-4357 . Contact your bank to report and stop unauthorized automatic withdrawals from your account.

What to do if you get a check for something you sold?

If the check is payment for something you sold, don’t hand over the item until the check has cleared. Make this a condition of sale to the buyer. To speed things up, ask them to pay with a check drawn either on a local bank, or a bank with a branch in your locality.

How are people scammed out of their money?

Scammers set up fake organizations in order to get money out of people. The victim thinks that they are making a donation to a charitable cause when really they are being scammed out of their money. Many of these scams take advantage of tragedies and disasters – as we said, this is low even for scam artists.

How can I tell if a bank text is legitimate?

A good way to assess if a bank text is legitimate is to learn what kind of text messages your bank sends out. Bank of America, for example, will send texts from short code numbers for alerts but will never ask customers for personal or financial information in a text message.

What happens if you send someone a fake check?

In a fake check scam, a person you don’t know asks you to deposit a check— sometimes for several thousand dollars, and usually for more than you are owed — and send some of the money to another person. The scammers always have a good story to explain why you can’t keep all the money.