{"id":424887,"date":"2026-10-08T08:37:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=424887"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:37:49","slug":"americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list\/","title":{"rendered":"AmeriCorps Grant Scam: Fake CNCS Lists and Agents Demanding Release Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A friend sends a cheerful message: your name is on a government list, and an agent can help you collect money you didn&#8217;t know was waiting.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3821016082\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_406659\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The AmeriCorps grant scam begins with that welcome surprise. Before contacting the agent, it helps to understand what the list is supposed to prove.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-424888\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-1.png\" alt=\"Illustrative fictional message from a familiar-looking contact claiming the recipient appears on a CNCS money list\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-1.png 1536w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-1-1024x683.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div id=\"mwtad3860849904\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309685-placement_406660\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<h3>The CNCS list is a pretext for an advance-payment scam<\/h3>\n<p>The scam uses the names CNCS, the Corporation for National and Community Service, or AmeriCorps to make an unexpected cash offer look like a federal program.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2077264515\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309685-placement_406667\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-bottom: 50px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A supposed claiming agent may promise approval, then demand a deposit or release fee. Personal information can also be requested under the cover of an application.<\/p>\n<p>AmeriCorps&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americorps.gov\/about\/agency-overview\/fraud-alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraud alert<\/a>, issued December 4, 2020, specifically warns about this impersonation and a purported empowerment compensation program.<\/p>\n<p>That is the relevant finding: the payment-demanding impersonation is fraudulent. AmeriCorps itself is not the scammer, and a copied name does not create a real benefit.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3553266713\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309685-placement_406668\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a documented historical pattern with practical relevance, not proof of a newly intercepted message or a current list containing your name.<\/p>\n<h3>A familiar profile can carry someone else&#8217;s story<\/h3>\n<p>The first approach can appear to come from a friend. A compromised account, copied profile, or forwarded message may supply the introduction.<\/p>\n<p>Do not assume your real friend deliberately deceived you. The profile and the person controlling this conversation are not necessarily the same.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad3122821084\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381401-ad_309685-placement_406669\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5315249587\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Likewise, a friend repeating an offer is not an independent verification of the agent. They may have misunderstood the message or become involved themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Check with your friend through an established channel that the message did not supply. Ask about the actual offer, not merely whether the account looks familiar.<\/p>\n<h3>The agent&#8217;s payment request is the decisive warning<\/h3>\n<div id=\"mwtad3412832667\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381404-ad_309685-placement_406670\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;margin-right: 10px;margin-bottom: 50px;margin-left: 10px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"8735619847\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Pause when a stranger claims that approved government money depends on sending money first. Calling the payment refundable or official does not verify it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You supposedly qualified without a genuine application.<\/li>\n<li>A friend or agent says your name appears on a special list.<\/li>\n<li>A deposit, tax, delivery fee, or clearance payment appears before the award.<\/li>\n<li>The contact wants gift-card codes or another hard-to-reverse payment.<\/li>\n<li>The claimed program cannot be verified through the agency itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pictured messages are invented examples of the approach. They contain no actual beneficiary list, official approval, real friend conversation, or payment instructions to follow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad1803009876\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309685-placement_406661\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Why a Friend&#8217;s Recommendation Feels Different<\/h2>\n<h3>The recipient borrows trust from an existing relationship<\/h3>\n<p>An unknown advertisement invites skepticism. A message from someone you know arrives with an existing history, perhaps years of ordinary conversation.<\/p>\n<p>The scam benefits when that history is transferred to an unfamiliar agent. The friend introduces the story, but the stranger receives the information and payment.<\/p>\n<p>Those are two separate relationships. Trusting your friend does not mean the agent has been checked, employed by the government, or authorized to handle funds.<\/p>\n<p>You can investigate without accusing anyone. Tell your friend that a suspicious offer arrived under their name and ask whether they actually sent it.<\/p>\n<p>If they did send it, ask how they verified the program. A screenshot of another chat is still part of the same unverified chain.<\/p>\n<h3>The promise addresses a real financial worry<\/h3>\n<p>An offer described as help for retired, widowed, disabled, or financially pressured people sounds compassionate. It can fit a problem the recipient genuinely needs to solve.<\/p>\n<p>That does not make the recipient foolish. The pitch is designed to connect an understandable need with an apparently simple, immediate solution.<\/p>\n<p>Separate the need from the proposed route. Needing help does not obligate you to use an unsolicited agent or pay for an unexplained approval.<\/p>\n<p>A legitimate assistance question can be pursued independently. It should not require surrendering the ability to verify the organization before discussing money.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad4015030925\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309685-placement_406662\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>How the AmeriCorps Grant Scam Works<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: A familiar contact introduces the supposed list<\/h3>\n<p>The opening message may say the sender received funds and noticed your name among eligible recipients. This makes the offer feel personal rather than randomly distributed.<\/p>\n<p>A claim that your name appears on a list is not an eligibility determination. A stranger can insert a name into a message or image without checking anything.<\/p>\n<p>Do not supply more information just to discover whether the list is real. That can turn a vague approach into a detailed profile of your circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Ask your friend about the message using a route you already know. Keep the original conversation intact while you verify who is speaking.<\/p>\n<p>If the friend cannot explain the offer independently, do not contact the suggested agent as a way of resolving the uncertainty.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: An agent adopts the language of official administration<\/h3>\n<p>The contact may use a government name, an official-looking profile, or a title such as claiming agent. The presentation invites deference before establishing authority.<\/p>\n<p>A copied agency emblem, document header, or administrator&#8217;s name does not demonstrate employment. Someone can reproduce those details in an ordinary chat.<\/p>\n<p>AmeriCorps&#8217; alert describes impersonators using its officials and programs. It does not make every similarly named account an official communication channel.<\/p>\n<p>Record the claimed identity, but avoid publishing it as the name of a proven perpetrator. Real officials can themselves be impersonated.<\/p>\n<p>Reach the agency from its independently located website. Do not let the agent choose the person or number that supposedly verifies the agent.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Simple questions create the appearance of an application<\/h3>\n<p>The agent can ask for a name, address, employment status, or identification. Completing a form makes the promise feel more substantial.<\/p>\n<p>Information collection is not evidence of a real program. It can give the sender useful personal details while producing no genuine administrative record.<\/p>\n<p>Be especially cautious when a private chat requests identification images or account access. Ask why the information is necessary and how the agency officially collects it.<\/p>\n<p>A legitimate form should be reached through a verified organization, not authenticated solely by an agent saying it is the right form.<\/p>\n<p>Do not send a document containing someone else&#8217;s information as part of checking the offer. Protect family members&#8217; details as carefully as your own.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Approval becomes conditional on sending money<\/h3>\n<p>The supposed award is now approved, but a release deposit or administrative fee stands between you and the funds. The story changes from receiving help to paying.<\/p>\n<p>The explanation may promise that the deposit will be returned. That reassurance does not establish who holds the money or why a gift card would be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The FTC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/government-grant-scams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grant-scam guidance<\/a> identifies advance-fee and personal-information requests as key parts of bogus government grant offers.<\/p>\n<p>The fictional agent screen below illustrates this payment turn. It is not an authentic agency chat or a direction to buy a card.<\/p>\n<p>If you encounter the same request, stop before sending the code, receipt, or transfer. Proof of purchase can be exactly what the sender needs to use the value.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-424889\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-2.png\" alt=\"Illustrative fictional CNCS claiming-agent chat demanding a release deposit and gift-card code before sending a grant\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-2.png 1536w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/americorps-grant-scam-cncs-list-image-2-1024x683.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h3>Step 5: Another condition keeps the recipient involved<\/h3>\n<p>After a payment, a new problem may appear. The agent can describe an additional release step, an incomplete file, or a different fee.<\/p>\n<p>That is a possible escalation, not a fixed sequence that occurs in every case. Do not wait for a second request to treat the first deceptive demand seriously.<\/p>\n<p>The recipient may feel that stopping would waste the payment already made. The next payment does not make the earlier promise more credible.<\/p>\n<p>Keep a complete record of amounts and instructions. Ask the payment provider about available protective measures without letting the agent supervise that call.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 6: Silence or a recovery offer replaces the promised grant<\/h3>\n<p>The money may never arrive, and the agent can stop replying. Another contact may then promise to recover the grant or refund the deposit.<\/p>\n<p>A recovery message can reuse details from the first conversation. Knowing the amount you lost is not proof that the new caller is an investigator.<\/p>\n<p>Do not pay to move to the front of a refund queue. A new approval screenshot should not override the same requirement for independent verification.<\/p>\n<p>Work through the payment provider and appropriate reporting channels. The scammer is not a safe source of advice about correcting the scam.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad1975710714\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_318930-ad_309685-placement_406663\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3818335085\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Real Programs and Fake Personal Awards Are Different<\/h2>\n<h3>A public organization is not a private claiming agent<\/h3>\n<p>A real agency can have genuine programs and published application processes. That does not validate a stranger&#8217;s promise of cash through a social-media conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Keep public grants, service-related benefits, and ordinary financial assistance separate. Different programs can have different eligibility rules, recipients, and purposes.<\/p>\n<p>This article does not determine whether you qualify for legitimate help. It identifies a false route that should not be used to pursue it.<\/p>\n<p>If you are searching for assistance, start with an independently verified agency or official benefits resource. Ignore a claim that only this agent can access your entitlement.<\/p>\n<h3>A sender&#8217;s address is useful context, not a guarantee<\/h3>\n<p>Public email accounts do not establish government employment. A copied official-looking display name provides even less assurance about who sent the message.<\/p>\n<p>The agency&#8217;s older alert includes guidance about official email identity. Do not turn that historical note into a permanent list of every authorized modern sender.<\/p>\n<p>Also, familiar-looking domains can be displayed misleadingly. Verify the offer itself through the organization rather than approving it because an address looks plausible.<\/p>\n<p>Be cautious about sending identification to a reply address. Opening the official website separately is a better start than accepting the email&#8217;s own authentication story.<\/p>\n<h3>A real friend&#8217;s belief is not proof of payment<\/h3>\n<p>Your friend may genuinely believe the offer. They could have received a misleading balance image, an unrelated payment, or instructions to recommend the program.<\/p>\n<p>Do not ask them to publish bank statements to convince you. The question is whether the agency recognizes the program and agent, not whether a private screenshot looks impressive.<\/p>\n<p>You can be kind and still decline. Explain that you will only discuss the offer after checking the agency through a channel you chose yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>What to Do if You Have Fallen Victim to This Scam<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Refuse the next payment or document request.<\/strong> Leave the agent&#8217;s conversation. Do not accept another clearance fee as the necessary final step.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the messages before blocking the contact. Save the original profile link and any claimed program name so the impersonation can be described accurately.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Tell the genuine friend what happened.<\/strong> Contact them through an established number or another independently trusted route, not a new contact supplied in the chat.<\/p>\n<p>Explain that an offer used their identity. Avoid blaming them before determining whether the message was sent, forwarded, copied, or posted from a compromised account.<\/p>\n<p>They may need to review their own account security. Do not become a second person requesting their password or security code.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Contact the company handling your payment.<\/strong> For a gift card, preserve the card and purchase receipt. For a transfer, keep the transaction reference.<\/p>\n<p>Describe the government impersonation and request a fraud review or any available reversal. Act promptly without assuming a hard-to-reverse method has a guaranteed refund.<\/p>\n<p>Use the provider&#8217;s independently verified support. A telephone number sent by the agent can lead back to someone involved in the same operation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Secure accounts whose information you disclosed.<\/strong> Change any exposed or reused password through the actual service. Review recovery contacts and unfamiliar account activity.<\/p>\n<p>If banking credentials were shared, tell the bank that access information is involved, not merely a disputed payment. Ask what immediate protection it recommends.<\/p>\n<p>Do not approve fresh security prompts while speaking with the agent. A request called verification can still authorize an action you did not intend.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Address identity-document exposure separately.<\/strong> List the personal information and document images you sent. Keep this private record separate from a public warning post.<\/p>\n<p>For U.S. identity-theft concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.identitytheft.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IdentityTheft.gov<\/a> can guide appropriate reporting and recovery. Follow steps that match the information actually exposed.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing a name is not the same as sharing a Social Security number or an identification image. Avoid either minimizing or exaggerating the incident.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Examine technical exposure only if it occurred.<\/strong> If the agent sent a download or remote-access request, stop using that route and obtain trusted help.<\/p>\n<p>Malwarebytes can help inspect suspicious software or continuing device symptoms. AdGuard can reduce malicious-ad exposure, but it cannot recover a grant fee.<\/p>\n<p>A message appearing in your inbox does not alone establish malware infection. Do not buy a cleanup service from someone who approached you after the loss.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Report the impersonation with a concise chronology.<\/strong> Include how the contact began, the agency name used, the payment method, and any reference numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/what-do-if-you-were-scammed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTC&#8217;s response guidance<\/a> explains payment-specific next steps. Its reporting process can help document the deceptive government offer.<\/p>\n<p>Use the social platform&#8217;s reporting controls for the exact profile or message. Do not identify an impersonated official as the person who stole the money.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Keep recovery promises outside your plan.<\/strong> Someone offering guaranteed reimbursement after a new fee may be exploiting information from the first scam.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/refund-and-recovery-scams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTC warns about this second approach<\/a>. Continue with providers and agencies you reached yourself, even when the unsolicited helper sounds sympathetic.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Is AmeriCorps itself a scam?<\/h3>\n<p>No. The warning concerns people impersonating the organization to demand deposits or information. A private claiming agent does not become legitimate by using the agency&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n<h3>Does appearing on a CNCS list prove I qualified?<\/h3>\n<p>No. A name in a message or image is not an official eligibility decision. Verify any genuine program directly through the organization responsible for it.<\/p>\n<h3>Could my real friend have sent the message?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, they might have forwarded an offer they misunderstood. A copied or compromised account is another possibility. Check independently without assuming your friend intended fraud.<\/p>\n<h3>Can the release fee be legitimate because it is refundable?<\/h3>\n<p>A promise to return the fee does not verify the offer. The agency&#8217;s warning specifically addresses impersonators who require money before providing supposed compensation.<\/p>\n<h3>What if the agent uses a real official&#8217;s name?<\/h3>\n<p>That name can be copied. Contact the organization independently and do not accuse the real official solely because someone used their identity in the chat.<\/p>\n<h3>Does this article announce a new AmeriCorps benefit?<\/h3>\n<p>No. It explains a historically documented impersonation pattern. It does not establish current benefits, applications, approval lists, or eligibility for any reader.<\/p>\n<h2>The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>The AmeriCorps grant scam uses a familiar contact and the CNCS name to make an advance-payment demand feel like official assistance. The claimed list does not establish entitlement.<\/p>\n<p>Do not pay the claiming agent. Verify the organization independently, protect information already shared, and contact the payment provider promptly if money has moved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend sends a cheerful message: your name is on a government list, and an agent can help you collect money you didn&#8217;t know was waiting. 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