Speak Up: How do you prevent fraud?

In 2022, the Federal Trade Commission received 6,742 fraud reports from Delaware consumers. The top category reported was identity theft. Do you know the warning signs of fraud? Examples can include being confronted with an urgent request from someone you may or may not know or being asked to verify sensitive information over the phone.

• Fraud comes at you all day, every day. In your mailbox, on your phone and on the computer. Also, out on the streets. You must treat everything you encounter as an attempt to defraud you. — Bob Hice