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Help with AI scams, state by state.

A scam used to be easy to spot. A strange email. A voice that didn’t sound right. Today a message can sound exactly like your bank, and a call can sound exactly like your son.

This page is a starting point. Pick your state to see who to call, where to report, and what the public numbers say about scams and identity theft where you live. Everything here is free to read. You don’t need an account.

How to use this page

  1. Pick your state below.
  2. Save your attorney general’s consumer protection number. It’s at the top of your state’s page.
  3. Read the short list of what to do if a scam reaches you. Share it with someone you love.

Pick your state

Each page lists your state’s official consumer protection office, the federal sites to report to, and the latest public data from the FTC and FBI.

What AI scams look like now

Anything AI can do for you, it can do to you.

What AI scams look like now

The tools that write your emails and read you the news can also be pointed at you. They can copy a voice from a short clip. They can make a video of someone saying things they never said. They can write a message that knows your name, your town, and your kids’ school.

In 2025, for the first time, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported AI-related complaints as their own category: 22,364 complaints, with $893,346,472 in reported losses nationwide. (Source: 2025 Internet Crime Report, "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Used in Cybercrime," p. 39)

What that looks like day to day:

  • A call that sounds like family. A loved one in trouble, asking for money fast.
  • A video that looks real. A familiar face, a public figure, or a “company official” on screen.
  • A message that knows you. Texts and emails written with your details, no typos.
  • Someone “official.” A caller who says they’re from your bank, the IRS, the police, or the sheriff’s office.

The old warning signs were typos and odd phrasing. Those are gone. What still works is slowing down and checking through a number or person you already know.

Official help

Help that works in every state

Wherever you live, these official services take reports and help people recover. Your state’s page adds your attorney general and other state offices.

Report a scam or identity theft

FBI

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

Report online and cyber-enabled fraud to the FBI, including investment, cryptocurrency, romance, and fake-text scams.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Submit a complaint to the CFPB

If a bank, card company, or money-transfer service will not help with a problem, file a complaint. The CFPB sends it to the company and tracks the response.

Older adults, Social Security and Medicare

U.S. Department of Justice

National Elder Fraud Hotline

Case managers help people 60 and older, and their families, report fraud and find next steps. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern.

Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General

Report Social Security scams

Report calls, texts, emails, or letters from people pretending to be Social Security. To check on your benefits, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

1-800-MEDICARE

Report suspected Medicare fraud, like charges for services you did not get, or someone asking for your Medicare number.

Freeze your credit (free)

Contact each bureau separately. A freeze is free, doesn’t affect your credit score, and can be lifted when you need to apply for credit.

Before anything happens

Protect your family

The best protection is a few habits your family agrees on before anything happens.

  • Pick a family safe word.

    Choose a word or question only your family knows. Anyone who calls in an “emergency” has to know it. Don’t post it or text it.

  • Call back on a number you already have.

    If a call, text, or video asks for money or information, hang up and reach the person or company yourself.

  • Slow down when it feels urgent.

    Pressure to act right now, keep it secret, or pay in an unusual way is the clearest sign of a scam.

  • Lock down what’s public.

    Set social accounts to private. Think twice before posting travel plans, birthdays, your kids’ schools, or videos with your voice. Scams that sound personal are built from personal details.

  • Turn on two-step verification

    for email, banking, and phone accounts. Never share the codes with anyone who calls you.

  • Talk to the people most likely to get the call.

    Parents, grandparents, and teenagers. A five-minute conversation is worth more than any warning.

  • Freeze your credit now.

    You don’t have to wait for a problem. It’s free and you can lift it anytime.

Free posters

Free posters to print and share

For your family, a senior center, library, community center, place of worship, clinic, school, or apartment building. Each is one U.S. Letter page, free to copy and share.

Preview of the “Family emergency call scam” poster

Family emergency call scam

Calls that sound like a family member in trouble: the warning signs and what to do.

Good for: senior centers, libraries, community centers, places of worship, apartment buildings, families

English PDF Spanish PDF
Preview of the “Pick a family safe word” poster

Pick a family safe word

A simple habit for the whole family: a safe word that proves an emergency call is real.

Good for: families, senior centers, schools, libraries, places of worship, caregivers

English PDF Spanish PDF
Preview of the “Fake text message scam” poster

Fake text message scam

Fake texts about unpaid tolls, missed deliveries and bank alerts: the warning signs and what to do.

Good for: senior centers, libraries, community centers, places of worship, apartment buildings, families

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Preview of the “Social Security and government impersonation scam” poster

Social Security and government impersonation scam

Callers who claim to be from Social Security or the police and demand payment.

Good for: senior centers, libraries, government offices, clinics, places of worship

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Preview of the “Tech support scam” poster

Tech support scam

Fake virus warnings and “technicians” who want remote access: the warning signs and what to do.

Good for: senior centers, libraries, community centers, places of worship, apartment buildings, families

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Preview of the “Zelle and bank-transfer scam” poster

Zelle and bank-transfer scam

Fake bank fraud calls that ask you to send money with Zelle or another app.

Good for: senior centers, libraries, community centers, apartment buildings, families

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Preview of the “Romance and investment scam” poster

Romance and investment scam

Online friendships that turn into requests for money or crypto “investments”: the warning signs and what to do.

Good for: senior centers, libraries, community centers, places of worship, apartment buildings, families

English PDF Spanish PDF
Preview of the “Amazon impersonation scam” poster

Amazon impersonation scam

Fake Amazon calls, texts and emails: the warning signs and what to do.

Good for: senior centers, libraries, community centers, apartment buildings, families

English PDF Spanish PDF

Anything AI can do for you, it can do to you.

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Education only, not legal advice. AI Protection is not a government agency and is not affiliated with the FTC, the FBI, or any state attorney general.