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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
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
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