The most universal aspect between all scams is that legitimate agencies will NEVER make such approaches over the phone.

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Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.