They are also targeting immigrants by pretending to be from U.S. Phone scammers are extorting parents by texting them a picture of their child – likely obtained from the internet or social media accounts – with a threating message stating they intend to kill the family if they fail to pay the scammers. Online scammers claiming to teach English online are requiring people to enter personal information – name, phone number, address – into a database where it is then used to harass and intimidate people into paying money to avoid consequences with the authorities. These scams are based on threats requiring the end consumer to pay money immediately or face repercussions by authorities. The New York State Division of Consumer Protection and Office for New Americans are alerting consumers about online English learning and phone scams targeting students, parents and immigrants. Phone scammers extorting parents & immigrants by making threats to harm children or deportation if they are not paid Companies claim they will teach you English, but instead gather information and try to threaten language learners with deportation if they are not paid
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