Something looks wrong. Here's what to do.
A fake site took your card. A text claims to be the IRS. An account you don't recognize is posting as you. These guides are for right now — clear steps, in order, backed by the actual agencies and platforms you'd report to.
I entered my credit card on a fake website.
The urgent first steps: freeze the card, check pending charges, and don't confirm any follow-up call or code.
How to tell if an IRS text message is fake.
The IRS doesn't text you about refunds or penalties. Here's what real scam messages look like, and what to do with one.
How to report a scam website in the US.
What evidence to save, and exactly where it goes: the FTC, the IC3, and the platforms that can actually pull the page down.
Your messaging account got hacked.
Log back in, check linked devices, warn your contacts before they get scammed too, then lock it down for good.
Is this domain fake or suspicious?
HTTPS proves nothing by itself. The real signals: the actual domain, its age, and what the page is asking you for.
Someone's impersonating you on Instagram.
Confirm it's real impersonation, save evidence before the account changes, then report it and warn your contacts.