We review all comments before they are posted, and we won’t post comments that don’t comply with our commenting policy. But keep in mind, this is a moderated blog. Your thoughts, ideas, and concerns are welcome, and we encourage comments. The purpose of this blog and its comments section is to inform readers about Federal Trade Commission activity, and share information to help them avoid, report, and recover from fraud, scams, and bad business practices. For more information about the Community Advocate Center, visit /community. This program helps groups that provide free or low-cost legal services with reporting fraud and other bad practices on behalf of their clients. Thanks to the Center for Elder Law and Justice for sharing reports about this scam through the FTC’s Community Advocate Center (CAC). And if you spot this, or any scam, report it to the FTC at. You’ll lose your money, and you won’t be able to get it back.įor more information on these types of scams, visit ftc.gov/imposters. If anyone tells you to pay with a gift card, or to buy gift cards for anything other than a gift, it’s a scam. Don’t pay for anything with a gift card. And never call back a number from a recorded message or listed in an unexpected email or text. Don’t trust caller ID. Scammers can fake caller ID so it shows a company’s name or phone number.Never give out your personal, account, or payment information to someone who contacts you out of the blue and demands it.If you get a call like this, here are a few things to know: Once you do, they collect that and other personal information over the phone. They tell you to pay using gift cards because they’re partnering with a company for a promotion, and to call them back with the gift card number. The caller - or the person who picks up when you call the number they give you - says you need to “prepay” part of your bill to qualify. Here’s how the scam often works: You get a phone call, recorded message, or text with an offer to lower your monthly payments. This year, the FTC has gotten thousands of reports - including many from older adults - about scammers pretending to be Spectrum to try to trick people out of their money or personal information. Identity Theft and Online Security Show/hide Identity Theft and Online Security menu itemsĭid Spectrum or another provider call with an offer to lower your monthly TV, cable, or internet bill in exchange for a pre-payment or fee? It wasn’t them.Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts Show/hide Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts menu items.Money-Making Opportunities and Investments.Jobs and Making Money Show/hide Jobs and Making Money menu items.Credit, Loans, and Debt Show/hide Credit, Loans, and Debt menu items.Shopping and Donating Show/hide Shopping and Donating menu items.
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