Swedish IT entrepreneur Robert Ilijason shows how to use a cell phone to scan a purchase at the no-staff, app shop in the southern Sweden village of Viken in this photo dated Jan. 27, 2016. Customers to the new general store need to register and download a cell phone app, then customers simply use their cellphones to unlock the door with a swipe of the finger and scan their purchases then they get charged for their purchases in a monthly invoice. (AP Photo/Jan Olsen)
New Hampshire's attorney general has some advice about government impostor phone scams.
Gordon MacDonald says Thursday has been designated Slam the Scam day as part of the Federal Trade Commission's National Consumer Protection Week, which runs through Saturday.
He advises consumers to hang up the phone immediately if they receive any threatening or demanding calls; refrain from calling the number; and don't provide personal information without first verifying the source of the inquiry.
Victims of any tax-related identity theft can file a report with local police, the Federal Trade Commission, and contact the IRS and credit bureaus.
