If you have an email that you are unsure of, you can forward it to this address for analysis:
info@IdentifyScams.com
How to spot a likely scam QUICKLY!
- Indian Accent
- Anytime someone wants to access your computer
- Anytime someone even tells you to GO to your computer
- ANY TIME SOMEONE IS ASKING YOU FOR MONEY!!
- Person on the phone asking you to go get gift cards
- Person on the phone asking you to say something that is not true, or to lie! (Usually when you are purchasing gift cards, withdrawing money from the bank, or sending a wire transfer!)
- Verify any emergency contact from relatives asking for money!! Slow down!! Verify!!
Contacts:
Federal Trade Commission (FTC): 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) or file a complaint online at ftccomplaintassistant.gov
FBI‘s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): ic3.gov
Contact your bank immediately if you believe you have sent money or shared financial information with a scammer.
Contact your credit card company. Use the phone number on the back of your credit card.
Credit Bureau’s
1. Equifax
- Phone: 1-800-685-1111
- Fraud Alert Page: Equifax Fraud Alert
2. Experian
- Phone: 1-800-EXPERIAN (1-888-397-3742)
- Fraud Alert Page: Experian Fraud Alert
3. TransUnion
- Phone: 1-800-916-88000
- Fraud Alert Page: TransUnion Fraud Alert
Medicare:
If you get a call, text or email asking for your Medicare Number, don’t respond. Don’t give your Medicare card or Medicare Number to anyone except your doctor or people you know should have it. Remember, Medicare will never call you unprompted and ask you for your personal information.
Check your Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) or claims statements carefully. If you see a charge for a service you didn’t get or a product you didn’t order (like a COVID-19 over-the-counter test), it may be fraud.
If you suspect fraud, report it at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). Visit Medicare.gov, the official source for Medicare information, to learn more about preventing Medicare fraud.