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Commonly an email or text, with links that direct you to a page asking for account information.
What is Phishing?
Taxi scams are a common example of this in-person scam involving your bank card.
What is a Card-Swapping Scam?
This fraudulent tactic involves demanding immediate payment for alleged unpaid taxes, often with legal threats and use of law enforcement.
What is a CRA Scam?
Appropriately named, this scheme involves targeting older adults by impersonating desperate relatives in need of financial aid.
What is a Grandparent Scam?
This scam involves spoofing company executives' emails to send a request to authorized employees to transfer large sums of money.
What is a Business Email Compromise?
This replacement for going to the mall has brought on scams such as fake merchant sites, counterfeit goods, and non-delivery schemes.
What is Online Shopping?
This fraudulent scheme requires applicants to pay fees or provide personal information before employment.
What is a Job Scam?
In this scam, victims typically meet fraudsters through online dating websites/apps.
What is a Romance Scam?
Someone accidentally sent you too much money and is asking you to refund the difference.
What are Overpayment Scams?
This term describes someone who aids criminals by transferring stolen money using their own bank account, usually unknowingly.
What is a Money Mule?
This scheme involves posing as a financial institution employee to trick you into providing PINs, passwords, or passcodes.
What is a Bank Impersonator Scam?
This deceptive practice promises high returns with little to no risk, often using misleading information.
What is an Investment Scam?