[Njtechdiv] Fwd: The Grate Pretenders

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Subject: 	The Grate Pretenders
Date: 	Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:04:05 -0600
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The Grate Pretenders
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The Grate Pretenders 
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by Carol Kando-Pineda
Counsel, FTC's Division of Consumer & Business Education

We’re done with the Golden Globes and the Oscars but an entirely 
different kind of actor is still lurking around: scammers who pretend to 
be someone they’re not. Sometimes it seems we’re afloat in a sea of 
imposters who are trying to cheat you by pretending to be from 
legitimate organizations. Imposter scams play on your emotions. The 
scammers work hard to make you believe that you’ve won something or you 
have an unexpected problem. They say that, for a small fee, they’ll send 
you lots of money or make your troubles disappear. They might encourage 
you to pay them with a reloadable card or they may ask for your personal 
information. Here are the top ten imposter scams you told us about last 
year.

Read more > 
<http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/grate-pretenders?utm_source=govdelivery>
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