It's one of the better ways to avoid getting scammed: Try to validate the communication in ways without relying on any information they gave you. If someone cl

It's one of the better ways to avoid getting scammed: Try to validate the communication in ways without relying on any information they gave you. If someone claims to be a police officer and hands you a number to call to see if they are real... don't use that number. Figure out the non-emergency number of the station they claim to be coming from independently and ask them. If a "new agent" from your bank calls you and gives you a "new number" to call them, figure out an official number of your bank and call that.