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Beware of this Social Security scam by crooks trying to trick you

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58% Informative

A phishing scam is when a person or group pretends to be an established organization, such as a governmental agency, financial institution or legitimate company.

Jeanne from Hackensack , New Jersey , did not open the attachment and reported it to the governmental agency being impersonated.

Remember, opening attachments or links from a scammer can download viruses or malware to your device.

Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods of obtaining personal information.

Invest in personal data removal services and identity theft protection services.

Never use contact details provided in unsolicited communications as these can be falsified by scammers to mislead you.

Contact the real organizations for verification using contact information from their official websites.

VR Score

30

Informative language

12

Neutral language

31

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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