Learn how scams work before you trust the wrong firm.
Understand common fraud methods, warning signs, fake financial websites, recovery scams, impersonation tactics, and the steps you can take before sending money or sharing personal information.
Scams usually start with trust, urgency, and pressure.
Fraudsters often copy legitimate companies, create convincing websites, use professional language, and pressure victims to act quickly. Learning the patterns helps you slow down, verify the details, and avoid sending money to suspicious entities.
Choose a scam type to learn how it works.
Text or SMS Scams
Fraudulent messages that impersonate banks, delivery companies, government agencies, crypto platforms, or trusted brands to steal money or personal information.
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Phone Scams
Scammers call victims pretending to be police, banks, fraud investigators, tech support, tax authorities, or family members in urgent situations.
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Email Scams
Phishing emails, fake invoices, account warnings, recovery offers, and impersonation messages designed to steal credentials or force payments.
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Social Media Scams
Fraud through fake profiles, investment offers, romance manipulation, giveaway scams, impersonated support accounts, and Telegram or WhatsApp groups.
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Website Scams
Fake trading platforms, cloned websites, fraudulent investment portals, wallet-draining pages, and deceptive crypto recovery websites.
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In-Person Scams
Courier pickups, cash collection schemes, fake officials, gold bar scams, and fraud that moves from online contact to physical handoff.
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Before you send money, stop and verify.
These steps are useful when you are contacted by a broker, crypto platform, recovery agent, investment manager, or any firm asking for money.
Search a firm, website, email, phone number, or suspicious contact.
Use the entity search to check both suspicious records and verified firm records before trusting a financial offer.