protect yourself from scammers

Gift cards can ONLY be used as payment for the retailer on the front of the card.

How scammers may contact you:	Scammers demand payment with gift cards for:
Home phone Email Text Cell phone Letter through US Postal Service	Bail money IRS payment Technology support Taxes for winning a lottery Help for someone in your religious or community organization

Hang up! Don’t respond!

No real business or government agency will ever ask you to pay them with gift cards.

HOW TO GET HELP OR REPORT A SCAM

If you think someone is trying to scam you, or that you have fallen victim to a scam, you’re not alone! Here’s where you can go for help or to report a scam:

Agency	Phone number	Website
Federal Trade Commission	1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357)	www.reportfraud.ftc.gov
Department of Justice National Elder Fraud Hotline	1-833-FRAUD-11 (833-372-8311)	https://ovc.ojp.gov/program/stop-elder-fraud/providing-help-restoring-hope
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)	800-366-4484	www.treasury.gov/tigta
Rhode Island Consumer Protection Agency	401-274-4400 (RI Attorney General Office)	https://riag.ri.gov/consumerprotection
New York Consumer Protection Agency	800-697-1220 Monday - Friday: 8:30 am-4:30 pm	https://dos.ny.gov/consumer-protection
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center	https://www.ic3.gov/Home/FileComplaint
Contact your local law enforcement	Find your local law enforcement
Stop Gift Card Scams	https://stopgiftcardscams.com/
Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker	https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/reportscam

Additional information and resources are available at scamspotter.org.

protect yourself from scammers

Gift cards can ONLY be used as payment for the retailer on the front of the card.

Hang up! Don’t respond!

No real business or government agency will ever ask you to pay them with gift cards.

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