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Scam guides
Learn the tricks, then stop them
One guide for each kind of scam we write about most: how it starts, the giveaways, and what to do if you already replied.
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Fake links and messages
A message with a link that copies a real company and asks you to pay or log in.
See reports →Fake job offers
Easy work and high pay, then a payment before you can earn.
See reports →Fake shops and sellers
A bargain from a seller who is not who they say, or a buyer who overpays.
See reports →Fake investments
Big returns on a trading app that will not let you withdraw.
See reports →Fake bank and official calls
Someone claims to be your bank or an agency and says you must act now.
See reports →Fake romance and emergencies
Someone you trust, or think you do, needs money urgently and in secret.
See reports →Prizes, loans and charity
Pay a fee to claim, borrow or give. The thing never arrives.
See reports →Tech support and business fraud
A fake warning or a fake invoice that gets you to pay or give access.
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