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U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” !!! SCAMS !!! $$$ SCAMMER KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” YOUR NAME HERE U. S. FEDERAL BANKING LAW U. S. Treasury Checks or Official Bank Checks – Funds available at the opening of the next business day after check deposit Other Checks - $100 available next business day; balance available on the 2 nd day (local banks) and within 5 days (distant banks) Checks usually take 7 -10 days to clear or up to a month if a foreign bank is involved.

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” NIGERIAN ADVANCE FEE SCAM CHARACTERISTICS • Many different cover stories (ie. lottery, inheritance, business deal, charity, etc. ) • Government Official, Lawyer, Judge, Law Enforcement, Doctor, Widow, CEO • Official Looking Documents or Checks • Sense of Urgency • Confidential nature emphasized • “Wire”, “Send”, “Ship” $ or Deposit $ Into Account • Delivered by Regular Mail, E-Mail/Internet, Telephone

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” BEWARE OF SCAMS!!!! • IRS/TAX RETURN SCAM

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” PHISHING A fraudulent scheme involving ID Theft typically by email. Sender pretends to be a legitimate company or bank. Use a website/logo that looks like the website/logo of the legitimate company.

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” PHISHING EMAIL EXAMPLE

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” PHISHING EMAIL EXAMPLE

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” PHISHING STATISTICS • # of U. S. adults that received phishing emails rose from 57 million in 2004 to 109 million in 2006 • Estimated that between 3% -14% of phishing scams are successful • Losses from successful phishing scams rose from $137 million in 2004 to $2. 8 billion in 2006 STATISTICS PROVIDED BY ITRC

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” BEWARE OF SCAMS!!!! • IRS/TAX • ONLINE RETURN SCAM AUCTION/CLASSIFIED AD SCAM

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” BEWARE OF SCAMS!!!! • VISA/MASTERCARD • ROMANCE • CHARITY FRAUD SCAM • NIGERIAN ANTI-FRAUD SCAM

U. S. SECRET SERVICE “Worthy of Trust and Confidence” WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? ? • STOP! THINK FIRST, ACT SECOND!!! • Companies should never ask you for your personal information over the phone or via email. DON’T RESPOND! • NEVER give out your personal info over the phone or internet unless you initiate the contact and you know you are speaking to a true company employee. • Conduct your own background investigation. U. S. SECRET SERVICE FRAUD ALERT FLYER

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