What to Do If You Become a Victim
If you responded to a fraudulent lottery scheme, file a complaint at www.econsumer.gov. Then visit FTC’s identify theft website at www.ftc.gov/idtheft.
If you responded to foreign money offer contact your local Secret Service field office using contact information from the Blue Pages of your telephone directory or find them at www.secretservice.gov/field_offices.shtml.
If you have been a victim of an overpayment scam, report it to your state Attorney General, find contact information at www.naag.org.
Report unsolicited email offers for any type of suspected fraud or scheme to spam@uce.gov.
Report unsolicited lottery material from a foreign country received by U.S. Mail to your local postmaster or www.usps.com/postalinspectors.
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