- Never give out personal information or financial information, including credit card numbers.
- Never pay someone if they insist you purchase gift cards or transfer money to pay them.
- Never click on Links in emails or texts. Call the company directly by looking up their website Don’t use the phone number from the email or text.
- Scammers pretend to be an important organization such as the IRS, Social Security Administration or Medicare. These organizations will not call you!!
- Never act immediately. Stop & call someone you trust. Thinking about it can help you realize it’s a scam.
- You can call the DO NOT CALL list to reduce the number of phone calls: 1-888-382-1222