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No, the IRS isn’t calling you. It isn’t texting or emailing you, either
By: Kaitlyn Radde | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Your phone rings and it’s someone claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Ominously, they say the police will be knocking on your door in minutes… Read More
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That panicky call from a relative? It could be a thief using a voice clone, FTC warns
By: Joe Hernandez | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — For years, a common scam has involved getting a call from someone purporting to be an authority figure, like a police officer, urgently asking you to pay… Read More
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Waiting for loan forgiveness, borrowers are targets for scammers
By: Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — After President Biden announced his sweeping student loan forgiveness plan in August, borrowers flooded the studentaid.gov website for information on what to do next. For a… Read More