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- JURY DUTY: Someone calls pretending to be a court official who says a warrant has been issued for your arrest because you didn’t show up for jury duty. Sometimes they even ask you for a credit card number so they can process the cancellation. If you give out any information …your identity has just been stolen!
- PHONE OFFERS: If it sounds to good to be true…it is a scam. Don’t fall for the alleged relative/friend who has just had his wallet stolen in Europe and is contacting you for money to get back to the US. Anyone can set up a phony email account to contact you and pretend to be a friend or relative IN NEED.
- CHECKS: Never put your complete credit card account number on your check when paying a bill. You are better off using your work address and work number on your checks.
- CREDIT CARDS: Always write on the back of your credit card “ASK FOR ID”. Always make copies of the front and back of all credit cards so you will have that information if they are lost or stolen.
- LUGGAGE: Remove old airline tags from your bags and never list your home address on your luggage. That info makes it too easy for someone to know you are not home and burglarize your home.
- Senior Emergency Care: There is a new telemarketing scam from businesses calling themselves “Senior Safety Alert, Senior Emergency Care or Senior Safe Alert. They are allegedly selling a personal emergency alarm system. They offer you the alarm at a LOW rate only to get your credit info and steal your ID.
- Gift Cards for Survey: You get a call promising you a gift card to a well know restaurant chain and use their logo……if you take a short survey. They ask for personal info and you then start getting telemarketing calls now that they have your email, phone and home address.
- Italian Fashion Man aka Leather Jacket Scam: Someone with an Italian accent pulls up and claims to be here for a fashion show and he has some high-end designer clothes that he can’t really take back to Italy because the custom taxes would be high. He sells them for whatever you have but he bought them in China for $30 each. This took place in Palm Desert, and I know as I was a victim.
- Facebook Grant Scam: You get a Facebook message allegedly from your sister. She says Hey bro, make time today to apply for this, it’s not advertised publicly. I got the info from someone at work so I am sure you will get the grant. It’s what you need, and you can only get it today. I am in meetings for the next few hours, so my phone is off. I will call you as soon as I am done. She gives you a link which seems to be a government webpage. They are giving a $12,000 grant to hard working individuals who either own a small business or are thinking of opening one. The grant is available only today, so you really have to get the ball rolling ASAP. After you are assured that you completed everything properly, they ask for a $199 application processing fee.
If you think you are the victim of an ID Theft then cancel your credit cards ASAP, place a fraud alert on them and call the police to make a report.
REPORT POTENTIAL ID THEFT to:
Equifax 1-800 525 6285; fraud alert 888 766 0008;
Experian (formerly TRW) 1-888 397 3742 to place fraud alert;
Trans Union 1-800 680 7289 for Fraud alert:
Social Security Administration (fraud line) 1-800 269 0271
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