More Safety Tips
- Don’t open suspicious emails.
- Don’t click suspicious links or attachments.
- Hang up on suspicious calls or robocalls.
- Don’t give out your debit card information over the phone.
- Don’t give out your username or password over the phone.
- Don’t give in to pressure to take immediate action.
- Don’t say anything if a caller starts the call asking, “Can you hear me?” This is a common tactic for scammers to record you saying, “Yes.” Scammers record your “yes” response and use it as proof that you agreed to a purchase or credit card charge.
- Don’t provide your credit card number, bank account information, or other personal information to a caller.
- Hang up on suspicious phone calls.
- Be cautious of caller ID. Scammers can change the phone number that shows up on your caller ID screen. This is called “spoofing.”
- Register your phone number with the National Do Not Call Registry. You may register online or by calling 1-888-382-1222. If you still receive telemarketing calls after registering, there’s a good chance that the calls are scams.
- Don’t send money if a caller tells you to wire money or pay with a prepaid debit card.
- Don’t give your bank account number to someone who calls you, even for verification purposes.
- To review more tips for protecting yourself against scams, visit the following USA.gov webpage: Common Scams and Fraud.
- Thank you for taking these steps to protect yourself.