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If someone calls you from a law enforcement agency
and you have any doubts about them, ask for their name, the agency name, the
address, and the telephone number, and tell them you’ll call back. Then get
the telephone number for the agency from directory assistance or the Internet
and call to confirm the person’s identity. Beware of any request for money –
law enforcement agencies don’t ask for payment to help consumers, nor would
they ask you for taxes or customs charges. Beware of “recovery services”
that guarantee to get your money back for a fee, or someone claiming to be with
a court or lawyer’s office who contacts you unsolicited and asks you to pay a
fee to get money that is coming to you. These are common scams.
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