Victim Outreach Center
With so many scams and fraud schemes going on in the world, it is sometimes difficult to spot what is real and what is not. Scam artists continue to alter their approach in an attempt to trick you out of your money. Sometimes they are threatening, sometimes they try to make you afraid of a foreseen outcome, but what is always the same; they try to take your money.
On this site you will find the break down of many scams, what to do to avoid these scams, what to do after a scam, as well as many important resources that you should have access to in the event you have been scammed.
There has been an awful stigma around scams. Not for the scam artists, but for the victim. Many times people feel ashamed or embarrassed that they were fooled. If this is you, please know that there are many out there in your situation. You have no need to feel ashamed. The quicker you confide in someone the quicker those those feelings can be resolved. We can help you through your situation by simply contacting us and speak with one of our advocates HERE. You are not alone.
With so many scams and fraud schemes going on in the world, it is sometimes difficult to spot what is real and what is not. Scam artists continue to alter their approach in an attempt to trick you out of your money. Sometimes they are threatening, sometimes they try to make you afraid of a foreseen outcome, but what is always the same; they try to take your money. On this site you will find
The Social Security, Treasury Department, DEA, and Border Patrol scam begins with a call from a person claiming to be an agent with the US government or in the case of Canada the Canadian Revenue or Border Patrol. They get you to take down a case file number, their badge number and a warrant id number. They then start their story on why they are calling. It’s an elaborate story of abandoned cars with drugs
The Publishers Clearing House or sweepstakes scam starts with a congratulatory phone call, letter or email from a person claiming to be a representative of the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes or similar lottery. They state you have won first, second or third place and have a cashiers check made out for you for millions of dollars, often accompanied by a brand new luxury car and even a weekly prize of thousands of dollars, all in
The Amazon impersonation scam starts with a call from someone claiming to be amazon or an email from Amazon saying you must contact the number to confirm and order you did not place. Of course, the person did not make this order. So they refute the charges, which prompts the scammer to go into a story about how hackers have compromised your account. This gives a believable reason why a person would not be able
This common scam occurs when you receive a Pop-Up message on your computer while browsing the internet. The pop-up may be a warning stating there is a hacking attempt, or that there is a problem with your Microsoft product. It may be a virus warning or an alert regarding adult material. Sometimes these occur with loud sounds and alarms urging you to call a number listed on the Pop-Up to resolve the issue. At times
With so many scams and fraud schemes going on in the world, it is sometimes difficult to spot what is real and what is not. Scam artists continue to alter their approach in an attempt to trick you out of your money. Sometimes they are threatening, sometimes they try to make you afraid of a foreseen outcome, but what is always the same; they try to take your money. On this site you will find
This frequent scam occurs when you suddenly receive a Pop- Up message on your computer stating there is a hacking attempt, Microsoft alert, Norton alert or even Pornography detected on your PC. Sometimes these occur with loud sounds and alarms urging you to call a number listed on the Pop- Up to resolve the issue. At times these cause your computer to “lock up” and you are unable to clear them from your screen. The