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A text says your package can’t be delivered and asks you to tap a link. Here’s how fake delivery messages work, how real carriers contact you, and what to do…

After a disaster, scammers set up fake charities and fundraisers. Here’s how to spot a charity scam, check a charity in minutes, and make sure your donation reaches people who…

Free vacation prizes, fake rental listings, copycat booking sites and timeshare resale offers that want money upfront. Here’s how to spot travel scams and book safely.

Students and families are targeted with fake loan relief, paid scholarship services and fake tuition bills. Here’s how to spot them and where to get the same help for free.

Fake pet sellers advertise cheap puppies and kittens online, take a deposit, then invent shipping and vet fees. Here’s how pet scams work and how to find a pet safely.

You’ve won! But first, pay the taxes, shipping or a fee. That’s the sign of a prize scam. Here’s how sweepstakes and lottery scams work and what to do if…

Medicare fraud often starts with a free offer in exchange for your Medicare number. Here’s how to protect your card, check your statements, and report suspected fraud.

Calls, texts and emails claiming to be from the IRS or Social Security are some of the most common scams. Here’s how the real agencies contact you, what they never…

A caller says a grandchild is in jail or the hospital and needs money now, and asks you to keep it secret. Here’s how family emergency scams work and the…

If someone is using your name, Social Security number or accounts, act in this order: contact the companies, place a fraud alert, check your credit reports and report it at…