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US CITIZENSHIP PODCAST:

Get ready for your U.S. Citizenship Interview!

Sep 5, 2016

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov and uscis.gov/es) is the
government agency under the Department of Homeland Security that oversees lawful
immigration to the United States.

The Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov and ftc.gov/es) is and Independent government
agency that protects consumers from unfair business practices. The FTC also educates
consumers about scams.

FTC Consumer Information: Scam Alerts (English)

Scam Alerts:What to know and do about recent scams in the news 
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/scam-alerts

Voicemail from an IRS imposter?
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/voicemail-irs-imposter

The top three ways to avoid fraud
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/top-three-ways-avoid-fraud

Helping Victims of the Flooding in Louisiana — Make Sure Your Donations Count
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/helping-victims-flooding-louisiana-make-sure-your-donations-count

Immigration Scams
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/863

Who Are You? (Blog Post)
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/who-are-you
You get a call from someone saying she works for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She seems to know exactly who you are. She might already know your name and address, and might even know what kind of visa you’ve applied for...


FTC Informacion Para Consumidores: Alertas de fraude (en Espanol)

Alertas de fraude más recientes
Conozca la información más reciente y las recomendaciones prácticas de la agencia
nacional de protección del consumidor.
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/destacado/alertas-de-fraude

¿Un mensaje de voz de un impostor del IRS?
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/un-mensaje-de-voz-de-un-impostor-del-irs

Las tres mejores maneras de evitar el fraude
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/las-tres-mejores-maneras-de-evitar-el-fraude

Cómo ayudar a las víctimas de las inundaciones en Louisiana — Asegúrate de que tus donaciones contribuyan con la causa que deseas apoyar
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/como-ayudar-las-victimas-de-las-inundaciones-en-
louisiana-asegurate-de-que-tus-donaciones

Inmigración Fraude
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/taxonomy/term/1330

¿Quién es usted? (Blog post)
https://www.consumidor.ftc.gov/blog/quien-es-usted
Recibes una llamada de una mujer que te dice que trabaja para el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por su sigla en inglés). Parece que ella sabe exactamente quién eres. Quizás ya sepa tu nombre y tu domicilio, e...

USCIS: Scam Alert – Caller ID Spoofing
http://blog.uscis.gov/2013/08/scam-alert-caller-id-spoofing.html

USCIS: Alerta de Estafa – Identidad telefónica distorsionada
http://blog.uscis.gov/2013/08/alerta-de-estafa-identidad-telefonica.html

Report IRS and USCIS scams

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

(updated 2016-12-22)

 

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Thanks for listening.  I know that you will be a great American citizen!