5 Ways To Handle Email Scams

If you've never received a threatening email, you're probably in the minority. Like me, you probably just threw it into spam, deleted it, and moved on.

What you should do is report it. That advice came in a mailer from one of our Congressmen, and I thought I'd pass it on.

How to Report Email Scams and Threats

(1) If you think you have been a victim of a scam and want to report it, to to the FTC Fraud Report Page.

(2) If you are the attempted victim of a scam related to Social Security, visit the Social Security Administration Inspector General Website.

(3) If you are the victim of a COVID related scam, visit

the Department of Justice National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Complaint Website.

(4) If you are the attempted victim of a scam related to taxes, visit the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Website.

(5) Find out more about phone scams, unwanted phone calls, and other things of that nature along with remedies at the FTC Consumer Information Page.

Takeaway Truth

Most importantly, use common sense. Don't panic. Report it.