But don’t just google the location! The scammers are onto this now and have set up fake call centres and banking branches to trick you. You need to start from

But don’t just google the location! The scammers are onto this now and have set up fake call centres and banking branches to trick you. You need to start from a reasonable root of trust like your local government. Go down to city hall and ask them to pull the business license for the organization, and visit the address on file there and work your way down through the organization to the department you’re trying to contact.