FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Criminals are finding all sorts of ways to steal your money, posing on the phone as debt collectors or phony IRS agent, or pretending to protect you from credit-card fraud.
Criminals often have enough information, like your credit card number, to trick you into trusting them. The imposters might say they're investigating a fraudulent transaction and ask you to confirm that you have the card in your possession by reading them your security code. Don't fall for it. It gives the imposters all the information they need to make purchases with your card.
Here are some other flagrant signs of fraud:
You can find out whether a caller is legitimate by: