{"id":12696,"date":"2021-07-31T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=12696"},"modified":"2022-03-14T16:37:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:37:05","slug":"how-to-report-social-media-scams-to-your-local-and-federal-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/how-to-report-social-media-scams-to-your-local-and-federal-government\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Report Social Media Scams to Your Local and Federal Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

While chatting with someone on social media<\/a>, you realize that they seem frantic about something. They tell you that they need thousands of dollars in order to pay their medical bills or supplies for a job urgently. They need you to send them money right away or their job or life is on the line. You grow anxious, knowing that the fate of their life rests in your hands, and send the money over to them without thinking. As soon as the scammer gets the money<\/a>, they keep asking you for more, but you are broke. You then realize that they are scammers, and now you are wondering how to report social media scams as you try to recover from these damages. Keep reading this article to find out how!<\/p>\n

What Scams Can You File a Report For?<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/pexels-vlada-karpovich-4050291-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

You can file a report<\/a> for the following scams:<\/p>\n