Resources

Attorney General's Office

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-attorney-general

Your best place to start if you are a victim of a fraud is your state or commonwealth's Attorney General. The AG office is the advocate of the people and they are there to help.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

OnGuardOnline.gov

OnGuardOnline has security tips, free resources and plenty of information on staying safe.

IdentityTheft.gov

IdentityTheft.gov is a resource for those who have been victims of identity theft. There are resources to help you through the recovery process.

Have I Been Pwned?

haveibeenpwned.com

Have I Been Pwned? (rhymes with "owned") is a free site allows you to enter your email address or phone number to search on known data breaches. This is a great reminder why it is a good practice to have a different username for every site.

KnowBe4

https://www.knowbe4.com/

KnowBe4 is a training site. While it is a business that wants to sell its training services to companies, there are a lot of free and worthwhile resources available. They offer free webinars and tests.

Stop. Think. Connect.

https://www.stopthinkconnect.org/

Stop. Think. Connect. is a national public awareness campaign aimed at increasing the understanding of cyber threats and empowering all Internet users to be safer and more secure online. Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. When we all take simple steps to be safer online, it makes using the Internet a more secure experience for everyone.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/fraud/

The CFPB is a great resource for those looking to recover from identity theft as well as those looking to avid it. They have a lot of financial tools and information.

AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline: 877-908-3360

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/helpline/

AARP’s Fraud Watch Network Helpline is a free resource for AARP members and nonmembers alike. Trained fraud specialists and volunteers field thousands of calls each month. Get guidance you can trust, free of judgment.

Looking for a lot more information? How about a podcast?

AARP has a great podcast, The Perfect Scam, co-hosted by Frank Abingnale that is both informative and entertaining.

They want to have you sign up and sell you an identity theft protection service. This is not an endorsement of their services or even a recommendation for you to purchase a service (although that is recommended for anyone who has had identity theft problems), so do your own research on that or any other service mentioned in this site. This is for information purposes only.

Recommended Episodes:

Heroes and Honorable Mentions

Jim Browning

https://www.youtube.com/c/JimBrowning/

https://twitter.com/JimBrowning11

Jim Browning has been going after scammers for years. He is able to turn the tables on the scammers to find out who they are and even stop them from taking advantage of people.

Scammer Payback

https://www.youtube.com/c/ScammerPayback

Pirogi targets scammers in an entertaining way. He wastes their time, frustrates them, and even stops scams in progress.

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