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How To Avoid a Scam

Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Advice

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  1. Four signs of a scam: pretending to be from a known organization / saying there is a problem or a prize / pressuring you to act immediately / telling you to pay in a specific way (e.g., with cryptocurrency or a money transfer service).
  2. Countermeasures: block unwanted calls and messages, do not give out personal or financial information, resist the pressure to act immediately.
  3. The FTC will never tell you to send money to protect your money.
  4. Scammers impersonate real organizations and use technology to change the caller ID display. The name and number you see are not necessarily real.
  5. Do not call back the number provided by the other party or the one shown on the caller ID; contact them using a number you have looked up yourself.
  6. "Honest businesses will give you time to make a decision" — Legitimate businesses will give you time to decide. Anyone who pressures you to pay is a scammer.
  7. Before you do anything, stop and talk to someone you trust.

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