In the past year complaints of financial scams have more than doubled, as scam artists continue to craft “too good to be true” offers, phony employment schemes, fraudulent internet auctions, and bogus sweepstakes scenarios.
In a recent report from the Attorney General, someone posing as PA’s Attorney General Tom Corbett, tried to convince a senior citizen that she had won a large sum of money, claiming that he was calling to personally vouch for the contest. In other cases, callers have claimed to be “agents” or “officers” of the Attorney General’s Office, asking consumers to wire-transfer money to cover the fees and taxes to secure a much larger prize. Some scammers have even asked for consumers’ bank account information or social security numbers, telling them that the information was necessary in order for prize money to be transferred.
If you’ve been a victim of a scam, you can contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-441-2555 or visit their website to file an online complaint: www.attorneygeneral.gov.
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