Crime Awareness
10 Things You Can Do To Avoid Fraud—
- Keep in mind that wiring money is like sending cash: once it’s gone, you can’t get it back.
- Don’t send money to someone you don’t know.
- Don’t respond to messages that ask for your personal or financial information, whether the message comes as an email, a phone call, a text message, or an ad.
- Don’t play a foreign lottery.
- Don’t agree to deposit a check from someone you don’t know and then wire money back, no matter how convincing the story.
- Read your bills monthly statements regularly-on paper and online.
- In the wake of a natural disaster or another crisis, give to established charities rather than one that seems to have sprung up overnight.
- Talk to your doctor before buying health products or signing up for medical treatments.
- Remember there’s no such thing as a sure thing.
- Know where an offer comes from and who you’re dealing with.
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