Where it comes from
Sources
Every warning sign and every lockdown step on PhoneSupport.co is written in our own words from these public US-government consumer pages. Signs and steps marked "good practice" are general advice with no single source.
- FTC consumer advice: Avoiding and reporting gift card scams
- FTC consumer advice: Fake prize, sweepstakes, and lottery scams
- FTC consumer advice: How to spot, avoid, and report fake check scams
- FTC (MilitaryConsumer.gov): What's a verification code and why would someone ask me for it?
- FTC consumer advice: How to recognize and avoid phishing scams
- FTC consumer advice: How to recognize and report spam text messages
- FTC consumer advice: How to spot, avoid, and report tech support scams
- FTC consumer advice: How to avoid a government impersonation scam
- FTC consumer advice: Scammers use fake emergencies to steal your money
- FTC consumer advice: What to know about cryptocurrency and scams
- FTC consumer advice: Mobile payment apps: how to avoid a scam when you use one
- FTC consumer advice: How to block unwanted calls
- FCC consumer guide: Caller ID spoofing
- FCC consumer guide: SIM swapping and port-out fraud
- FTC: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
- FTC: National Do Not Call Registry
Government pages move. If a link no longer works, search the title on ftc.gov or fcc.gov.