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Recognize scams
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Five protective habits
Five precautions before you click, pay or reply.
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Recognize scams
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
The most common types of scams
These categories help identify common patterns. They do not establish that a particular message is fraudulent without verification.
Fake package or unpaid toll
A message asks for a few dollars and directs you to a fake payment page.
What to do:Go directly to the carrier's or service's official website yourself.
Fake security alert
A caller or text message claims an urgent transfer must be canceled or “secured.”
What to do:Hang up and call the official number on your card or in your app.
Impersonating an official organization
The scammer creates a sense of urgency: a debt, fine, refund or threat of suspension.
What to do:Never pay under pressure. Look up the organization independently.
Fake technical support
A pop-up, phone call or email claims your computer is infected.
What to do:Never give remote access to a stranger who contacts you.
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Five protective habits
5 PRECAUTIONS
Before you click, pay or reply
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SHARE AN EXPERIENCE
Think you have encountered a scam?
Your story may help other French speakers. Describe what happened, what raised a red flag and how you responded.
Important: never include a password, full payment card number, Social Security number, identity document or other sensitive data. Stories are not published automatically.