Losing money to a scammer doesn’t mean that you are stupid or foolish. It might just mean that you didn’t have enough information to protect yourself.
Crooks and scammers often prey upon people who are educated, have good incomes, and are socially active in their communities. Their sales pitches are sophisticated and can have a million variations to calm your fears.
The first step to protecting yourself is to stop the scam artists in their tracks before they can attack. You must take the time to educate yourself on how to recognize the pitches that scammers make, and to know the latest twist on the scam that’s been around a while. Crooks can be clever, but you can stay ahead of the scam if you know the facts.
Be sure to come to this website often to learn about the latest scams, and to get fraud alerts that can give you the information that you need to stay smart!
Once you recognize the scam, you need to know how to resist the pitch. Before you hand over your hard-earned money, do your homework so that you will be ready to respond.
Click on the links to the left to get tips and resources to help you know what to do when the scammers call or send that email that sounds like such a good deal!
Once you’ve seen the scam, you need to report it so that others will know enough to avoid falling into the same traps. It’s important to know where to send reports, and what information will be the most helpful to putting the scammers out of business.
Be sure to check out the Tip Sheets on this site to give you the information that you need--and then share the information with everyone you know!
This website will teach you how to Recognize, Resist, and Report frauds and scams so that no one will lose their life savings to the crooks.
