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FTC Releases Alert on Charity Scams
From: "US-CERT" <US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 22:34:06 -0500
U.S. Department of Homeland Security US-CERT National Cyber Awareness System: FTC Releases Alert on Charity Scams [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/07/06/FTC-Releases-Alert-Charity-Scams ] 07/06/2017 09:58 PM EDT Original release date: July 06, 2017 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert on charity scams. Recent acts of fraud include solicitations from scammers requesting payment to claim a sweepstakes prize. Anytime someone asks you to pay to obtain a prize, it is a scam. US-CERT encourages consumers to refer to the FTC Alert [ https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/scams-name-charity ] and the US-CERT Tip on Real-World Warnings Keep You Safe Online [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST05-014 ] for more information. ________________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification ] and this Privacy & Use [ http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ ] policy. ________________________________________________________________________ A copy of this publication is available at www.us-cert.gov [ https://www.us-cert.gov ]. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to info () us-cert gov. Do not reply to this message since this email was sent from a notification-only address that is not monitored. To ensure you receive future US-CERT products, please add US-CERT () ncas us-cert gov to your address book. OTHER RESOURCES: Contact Us [ http://www.us-cert.gov/contact-us/ ] | Security Publications [ http://www.us-cert.gov/security-publications ] | Alerts and Tips [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas ] | Related Resources [ http://www.us-cert.gov/related-resources ] STAY CONNECTED: Sign up for email updates [ http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSUSCERT/subscriber/new ]
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