The FTC has warned college students about a scam involving scammers posing as fake professors. They send you an email using a college domain name and offers the student a part-time job. The scammer then sends the student a check, asks them to deposit it at a financial institution, send the money to someone else […]
If you get a robocall saying you paid too much on a utility bill, then it could be a scam. They’ll usually say you’ll get a cash refund, but utility companies typically don’t give cash refunds. That’s your first sign it’s fraud. GET THE DETAILS FROM THE FTC
Many college students are on the lookout for flexible, part-time employment to help cover their school expenses. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic and many other people out of work, finding a job may be even more difficult and may create more pressure to find work quickly. If this situation describes you or a student in […]
Many of us give gift cards to our family, friends, and colleagues as presents during the holidays. But as safe as they sound, fraudsters have figured out ways to compromise them using various schemes such as false pin code stickers and buying stolen cards. Here are a few tips to identify gift card scams and […]
Tech support scammers want you to believe you have a serious problem with your computer, like a virus. They want you to pay for tech support services you don’t need, to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. They often ask you to pay by wiring money, putting money on a gift card, prepaid card or […]
Here’s how it works: Scammers are using auto-dialers to call cell phone numbers across the country. Scammers let the phone ring once — just enough for a missed call message to pop up. The scammers hope you’ll call back, either because you believe a legitimate call was cut off, or you will be curious about […]
