(Washington D.C) – The Federal Trade Commission says with global attention focused on the conflict in Iran, it’s no surprise scammers have already added that situation to their story lines. Here is example of a scam.
Scammers contact you unexpectedly about a fraudulent charge. The call or text appears to come from your bank or a company you know. They say they’ve detected charges from Iran on your account which is a lie. They transfer you to someone who says they work for a government agency like the FTC, actually another scammer who convinces you to share your bank account information. But the truth is government agencies will never ask you to share financial information.
Act right away if you think you’ve sent money or given your information to a scammer, and report them at ReportFraud dot FTC dot gov
