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title: Scams
section: Identity Theft
parent: https://money.com/identity-theft/
total_pages: 9
canonical: https://money.com/scams/
language: en
type: CollectionPage
source: category-blades
---

# Scams

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## Featured

- [Social Security Scammers Are Using the 2027 COLA Announcement to Promise Bigger Checks](https://money.com/social-security-benefit-increase-scam/) — Social Security · 4 min read

## More on Scams

- [Social Security Scammers Are Using the 2027 COLA Announcement to Promise Bigger Checks](https://money.com/social-security-benefit-increase-scam/) — Social Security · 4 min read
- [AI-Powered Dating Apps Are Reviving an Old-School Romance Scam](https://money.com/ai-powered-dating-apps-romance-scams/) — Scams · 5 min read
- [Medicare Scams Are Surging Ahead of Open Enrollment](https://money.com/medicare-scams-open-enrollment/) — Identity Theft Protection · 4 min read
- [A Debt Collector Has to Give You Key Details About the Debt — Don’t Pay Before You Read Them](https://money.com/debt-validation-notice/) — Scams · 3 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Scammers Are Using Fake Order Receipts to Get You on the Phone](https://money.com/scam-alert-shop-app-fake-orders/) — Identity Theft Protection · 8 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Scammers Are Copying Rental Listings to Steal Deposits](https://money.com/scam-alert-fake-rental-listings/) — Identity Theft Protection · 9 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Fraudsters Posing as FCC Officials Are Trying to Steal Your Information](https://money.com/scam-alert-fake-officials-steal-information-fcc-warning/) — Identity Theft Protection · 8 min read
- [Received a Text About Unpaid Tolls? The FTC Says It’s Probably a Phishing Scam](https://money.com/unpaid-toll-text-scam/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Fraudsters Are Tricking Homeowners Into Signing Away Their Homes](https://money.com/scam-alert-foreclosure-rescue/) — Identity Theft Protection · 10 min read
- [The 'Remote Job' That Sends You a Check Before You Start Is Often the Scam Itself](https://money.com/remote-job-check-scam/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Fake World Cup Betting Sites Are Ripping Off Fans](https://money.com/scam-alert-fake-world-cup-prediction-sites/) — Identity Theft Protection · 10 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Fake FTC, Microsoft Scams Cost Victims More than $600K in Three Days](https://money.com/scam-alert-ftc-microsoft-impersonators/) — Identity Theft Protection · 9 min read
- [Before You Pay a Debt Collector, Make Them Show the Validation Notice](https://money.com/debt-collector-validation-notice/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Your Unclaimed Money Calls May Be a 'Free Cash' Scam — Here’s the Government-Backed Way to Check](https://money.com/unclaimed-money-scams/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Debit Card Fraud Is the Most Common Scam Banks Are Seeing — and a 60-Day Rule Can Leave Consumers Exposed](https://money.com/debit-card-fraud-60-day-rule/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Watch Out for Fake Health Screenings Targeting Student Athletes](https://money.com/scam-alert-fake-health-screenings-student-athletes/) — Identity Theft Protection · 9 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Fraudsters Are Using Fake Text Messages and AI-Coded Websites to Steal Your Information](https://money.com/scam-alert-fake-texts-websites-steal-banking-info/) — Identity Theft Protection · 9 min read
- [The Scam Targeting Grandparents That Cost Victims More Than $5 Million Last Year](https://money.com/how-the-grandparent-scam-works/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: JCPenney Hack Allegedly Exposed Social Security Numbers](https://money.com/scam-alert-jcpenney-hack-shinyhunters-identity-theft/) — Identity Theft Protection · 9 min read
- [Read This Before You Send Money to Someone You Met Online](https://money.com/online-money-transfer-scams/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Hurricane Season Fraud Ramps up With FEMA Impersonators, Fake Charities](https://money.com/scam-alert-hurricane-season-fraud/) — Identity Theft Protection · 9 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: The FBI Is Warning Microsoft Users About a Sneaky New Phishing Attack](https://money.com/scam-alert-microsoft-365-phishing/) — Identity Theft Protection · 9 min read
- [Before You Click That Fraud Alert Text, Do This Instead](https://money.com/fraud-alert-text-scam/) — Scams · 4 min read
- [Weekly Scam Alert: Fake Travel-Booking Messages Could Cost You $500 (or More)](https://money.com/scam-alert-summer-travel-fake-bookings/) — Identity Theft Protection · 10 min read

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