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Fake Bank Fraud Department Calls Draining Accounts

A caller claims to be from your bank's fraud team and asks you to move money to a safe account. It is a scam.

High Risk
The USPS Package Delivery Text Scam

A text says your package cannot be delivered without a small fee. The link steals your card details.

Critical Risk
Toll Road Text Scams: SunPass, EZ Pass, FasTrak

You get a text claiming you owe a toll. The link goes to a fake site that harvests payment info.

High Risk
Fake Microsoft Tech Support Emails

An email warns your Microsoft account is locked. The support number leads to a scammer who takes over your computer.

High Risk
PayPal Invoice Phishing Emails

A PayPal-looking invoice arrives for something you never bought. The dispute number is the trap.

High Risk
Military Romance Scams on Facebook and Dating Apps

Scammers pose as deployed service members, build a relationship, and then ask for money for travel or emergencies.

Critical Risk
The Inheritance Romance Scam

Your online partner tells you about a locked inheritance. All they need is your help unlocking it.

High Risk
Pig Butchering: The Slow Crypto Scam Draining Retirements

A friendly stranger builds trust for weeks, then guides you into a fake crypto platform.

Critical Risk
Fake Financial Advisors on Social Media

Slick videos promise guaranteed returns. The advisor is not registered and the fund does not exist.

High Risk
Fake Prescription Drug Discount Cards

A caller offers a discount card that requires your Medicare number and a small activation fee.

High Risk
IRS Tax Debt Threat Calls

A caller says you owe back taxes and will be arrested if you do not pay in gift cards today. The IRS never does this.

Critical Risk
Social Security Number Suspension Scam

A recorded call warns your SSN is suspended due to suspicious activity. Press 1 and the scam begins.

High Risk
Facebook Marketplace Zelle Scams

A buyer sends a fake Zelle overpayment confirmation and asks you to refund the difference.

High Risk
Fake Online Stores That Never Ship

Slick ads on social media lead to storefronts that take your money and vanish.

High Risk
AI Voice Cloning Family Emergency Calls

Scammers clone a loved one's voice from social media and call you claiming they are in trouble.

Critical Risk
Deepfake Video Call Scams

A video call with your boss, a bank rep, or a family member turns out to be an AI-generated fake.

High Risk
Fake Account Recovery Scams

A helpful stranger offers to recover your locked Facebook or email account and steals it instead.

High Risk
Data Breach Followup Scams

After a real breach, scammers call pretending to help you secure your accounts.

High Risk
Zelle Instant Transfer Scams

Once Zelle money leaves your account, it is nearly impossible to recover. Scammers know this.

High Risk
The Gift Card Payment Scam

No real business, agency, or family member ever asks to be paid in gift cards.

Critical Risk
Fake Remote Job Check Scams

A new employer sends a large check for equipment and asks you to send back the difference.

High Risk
Fake LinkedIn Recruiter Scams

A recruiter offers a great job and asks for personal information or a small fee to get started.

High Risk
Vacation Rental Scams on Airbnb and VRBO

A too-good-to-be-true rental asks you to pay off-platform. The listing does not exist.

High Risk
Cruise Refund Scam Calls

A caller offers to refund a cruise you never booked and needs your card to process it.

High Risk
The Florida AI Pet Photo Scam That's Fooling Pet Owners

Scammers scrape photos of lost pets from Facebook, then text owners posing as a shelter or good samaritan demanding a fee. Here is how SAM spots it.

High Risk
The Grandparent Bail Money Scam: How to Recognize the Panic Call

A frightened voice says a grandchild is in jail and needs bail wired now. It is one of the oldest tricks still working today. Here is how SAM stops it.

Critical Risk
Medicare Identity Theft: How Scammers Steal Your Number and Your Money

Fraudsters pose as Medicare to harvest your ID number, then bill for services you never got. Here is what to watch for and how SAM helps.

High Risk
The Grandparent Scam That Shocked America — How SAM Could Have Stopped It

An organized fraud ring used fake distress calls, impersonated police, and deployed an 81-year-old courier to steal tens of thousands from seniors.

Critical Risk
Your Medicare Card Is Changing — The Phone Scam Targeting Nearly 5 Million Floridians

Scammers are calling seniors claiming Medicare is issuing new cards and asking for personal information. Medicare confirms: these calls are 100 percent a scam.

High Risk
Grandma, I'm in Jail — San Diego Seniors Share How Scammers Tried to Steal Their Money

At a San Ysidro senior center, grandparents revealed how scammers called pretending to be grandchildren in jail, at the airport, or kidnapped in Mexico.

High Risk

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