What to do after a scam, fraud or identity theft
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P1 Card and bank fraud
- How to Prevent Credit Card Fraud
- Check Fraud: Why the Bank Wants the Money Back
- How to Spot an ATM Card Skimmer Before You Pay
- Debit Card Fraud: What You Owe and What to Do
- Credit Card Fraud: What It Is and What to Do
- Bank Fraud: What to Do When Money Leaves Your Account
- Wire Transfer Scams and What to Do Next
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P2 Common scams
- How to Spot an Investment Scam Before You Pay
- How to Spot a Rental Scam Before You Pay Anything
- Elder Fraud: What It Is and How to Report It
- How to Spot a Job Scam Before You Lose Money
- Scam Tax Calls: How to Spot One and What to Do
- That jury duty scam call is not a real court
- That USPS Text About Your Package Is Probably a Scam
- The Social Security Scam Call, and What to Do Next
- How to Spot a Fake IRS Letter in the Mail
- How to Spot an IRS Scam Call, Email or Letter
- You Bought an Amazon Gift Card for a Scammer. Now What
- Someone Asking You to Pay With a Gift Card Is a Scam
- Crypto Scams: How They Work and How to Spot One
- Is That Social Security Scam Email Real?
- How a Romance Scam Works and What to Do
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P3 Identity theft
- How to Get an IRS Identity Protection PIN
- Got an IRS Identity Theft Letter? Here Is What to Do
- Tax Identity Theft: What It Is and What to Do
- What the IRS Says to Do About Identity Theft
- Identity Fraud Examples: What Theft Looks Like
- What an Initial Fraud Alert Is and How It Works
- How Long an Extended Fraud Alert Lasts
- How to Place a Fraud Alert on Your Credit Report
- Fraud Alert vs. Credit Freeze: Which One to Use
- Equifax Fraud Alerts: How They Work and Last
- Fraud Alerts: What They Do and How to Place One
- How to Place an Experian Fraud Alert on Your Credit
- Identity Fraud Protection You Can Set Up for Free
- How to Check for Identity Theft: A Step-by-Step Guide
- When Someone Works Under Your Name and Number
- Minor Identity Theft: A Parent's Guide to It
- Identity Theft Involving Your Social Security Number
- What to Do If Identity Theft Happens to You
- What Identity Fraud Is and How to Spot It
- What Identity Theft Is and How to Spot It
- How Can We Prevent Identity Theft at Home
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P4 Is it a scam?
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P5 Payment app scams
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P6 Phishing and email scams
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P7 Report a scam and recover
- The Recovery Scam That Comes After the First One
- What to Do If You Get Scammed: A Step-by-Step Guide
- How to File an FBI Fraud Report at ic3.gov
- How to File an Identity Theft Police Report
- How to Report a Scam to the Police
- How to Report a Scam Text the Right Way
- How Do I Report a Scam Email: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Where to Report Scam Calls and What Happens Next
- Where to Report a Scam Phone Number
- How to Report a Scam Website in the USA
- How to Remove a Fraud Alert From Your Credit Report
- Credit Report Identity Theft: What to Look For and Do
- How to File an EBT Fraud Report After a Theft
- How to Report a Scam: Where to Go and What to Bring
- How to File a PayPal Fraud Report
- How to Report Tax Fraud and IRS Impersonators
- How to Report a Medicare Scam Call
- How to Report Fraud to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov
- How to File an FTC Identity Theft Report
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P8 Text and phone scams
- What Is Smishing and Phishing, in Plain Words
- What a Smishing Scam Is and What to Do
- Cell Phone Scam Types and How to Spot Them
- AI Scam Calls: What the FTC Says and What to Do
- Scam Calls: FCC Call Blocking Help and FTC Reports
- How to Block Scam Phone Calls on Any Phone
- You Got a Scam Text Message: What to Do Now
- Phone Number Spoofing: What It Is and What You Can Do
- Why You Get So Many Scam Calls
- What the 'Scam Likely' Label on Your Phone Means
- Is This Phone Number a Scam? What Your Caller ID Hides