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One, the government impersonator. Someone calls claiming to be from social security, Medicare, or the IRS says there is a problem and demands money now. Real agencies do not call to threaten you or ask for gift cards. Hang up and call the agency yourself using a number you look up. Two, the grandchild in trouble. A caller pretends to be a grandchild in an accident or jail, begging for money and secrecy. Scammers now copy voices with computers, slow down, hang up, and call your family member directly to check before you send anything. Three, the tech support pop up. A warning fills your screen saying your computer is infected with a number to call. That number reaches a scammer who wants remote access to your accounts. Never call it. Shut down the computer and restart it instead.