Impersonation

Impersonators claim to be from the IRS, Social Security, a sheriff's office, or a utility, and they all need a decision from you now. Verification is simple once you know the rules real agencies follow.

Tech support fraud starts with a warning on your screen and ends with someone else controlling your device. This is how it unfolds and what to do once access has already been granted.

People who have lost money to fraud are approached again by someone offering to recover it. The second approach is usually run by the same economy that produced the first.