Imposters: They’re out there, pretending to be a government agency or business. Imposters contact you by phone, text message, or email and ask for personal information or demand payments for some infraction.
United States Postal Inspectors say these are the most common imposter scams to watch out for:
One. You receive bogus alerts about suspicious activity or unauthorized charges on your account. Two. Scammers try to trick you into paying for things like fake discounts, renewing subscriptions, give-aways or prizes. Three. Bogus allegations are made implying you committed a crime and scammers will ask for payments by gift card, prepaid debit card, cryptocurrency, gold bars, or by mailing cash. Anyone who tells you to pay with a gift card is a scammer. Federal agencies will never ask for instant payments or for personal information and anyone who tells you to pay with a gift card is a scammer. Ignore the messages or hang up. Report these scams to the Federal Trade Commission
For more information on scams, visit U-S-P-I-S--dot--gov.
