Imposters
Protect yourself from scammers who pretend to be organizations, government officials, charities, military personnel, or someone you trust to get your personal information.
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About protection for you and your family
Department of Veterans Affairs
Basic information on protecting yourself and your loved ones from cyber, phone, and identity scams.
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How to know if it’s really the IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Understand how and when the IRS contacts taxpayers. Determine if it really is the IRS.
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Protect yourself from scams
Social Security Administration
Be on the lookout for fake calls, texts, emails, websites, messages on social media, or letters in the mail.
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Report fraud, scams, and bad business practices
Federal Trade Commission
Report fraud, scams, and bad business practices to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Reporte fraude
Federal Trade Commission
Proteja a su comunidad reportando fraudes, estafas y malas prácticas comerciales.
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Tax scams and consumer alerts
Internal Revenue Service
A list of specific types of scams that target taxpayers.
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VA Fraud Prevention Toolkit
Department of Veterans Affairs
This toolkit is a partnership between federal agencies, Veteran Service Organizations, Military Service Organizations, and the Department of Veterans Affairs to arm Veterans with the knowledge of the common schemes we are seeing.
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What to do if you were scammed
Federal Trade Commission
Find out what to do if you paid someone you think is a scammer or gave a scammer personal information or access to your computer or phone.
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