How Scammers Are Taking Advantage of the Government Shutdown

via axios.com

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Scammers never miss an opportunity to prey on people’s fear and confusion—and now they’re capitalizing on the ongoing federal government shutdown to steal money and information from vulnerable targets. As Axios notes, reports of imposter scams—in which fraudsters impersonate government officials or agency representatives—rose in October as Americans experienced the loss of federal services and […]

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