,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ece  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1
 #bjbj,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,sinema1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 and ,mr4       
,casey7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,march #e1 #bjbj1 as ,national ,slam the
 ,scam ,day to raise awareness about the
 increasing number of government        
imposter scams1 to encourage the        
implementation of policies to prevent   
government imposter scams1 and to       
encourage the improvement of protections
 from government imposter scams for the 
people of the ,united ,states4  ,whereas
 millions of individuals in the ,united 
,states are targeted by scams each year1
 including government imposter scams1   
such as the ,social ,security           
impersonation scam and the ,internal    
,revenue ,service impersonation scam1   
sweepstakes scams1 romance scams1       
computer tech support scams1 grandparent

 scams1 debt scams1 home improvement    
scams1 fraudulent investment schemes1   
and identity theft2 ,whereas1 since     
#bjac1 the fraud hotline of the ,special
 ,committee on ,aging of the ,senate has
 received more than #i1ejj complaints   
from individuals in all #ej ,states1 the
 ,district of ,columbia1 and the        
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico reporting
 possible scams2 ,whereas government    
imposter scams involve criminals        
contacting individuals in the ,united   
,states and impersonating employees of  
government agencies1 such as the ,social
 ,security ,administration1 to demand   
payment or personal information1 which  
defrauds individuals of the ,united     
,states and erodes trust in the         
government agencies that the criminals  
impersonate2 ,whereas1 since #bjad1     
fraud from government imposter scams has
 been the top fraud type reported to the
 ,federal ,trade ,commission2 ,whereas  
there were nearly #cij1jjj government   
imposter scams reported to the ,federal 

,trade ,commission in #bjai2 ,whereas   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission has     
estimated that victims lost nearly      
#aec1jjj1jjj to government imposter     
scams in #bjai2 ,whereas1 according to  
the ,federal ,trade ,commission1 in     
#bjah1 older adults reported larger     
median individual losses as a result of 
government imposter scams than younger  
adults2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 the fraud   
hotline of the ,special ,committee on   
,aging of the ,senate received more than
 #e times the number of ,social         
,security impersonation scam complaints 
than that hotline received in #bjah2    
,whereas1 according to the ,federal     
,trade ,commission-- 7#a7 individuals in
 the ,united ,states reported losing    
nearly #ch1jjj1jjj to the ,social       
,security impersonation scam in #bjai2  
and  7#b7 in #bjah1 the ,social         
,security impersonation scam contributed
 to an increase from #bjag in median    
financial losses reported by older      
individuals of the ,united ,states2 and 

,whereas increased awareness of1 and    
education about1 government imposter    
scams help to thwart government imposter
 scammers3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,march #e1
 #bjbj1 as ,national ,slam the ,scam    
,day2  7#b7 recognizes ,national ,slam  
the ,scam ,day as an opportunity to     
raise awareness about scams that involve
 individuals impersonating government   
employees by mail1 on the phone1 or     
online 7referred to in this resolving   
clause as government imposter scams72   
7#c7 recognizes that law enforcement    
agencies1 consumer protection groups1   
area agencies on aging1 and financial   
institutions all play vital roles in--  
7,a7 preventing government imposter     
scams from targeting the people of the  
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 educating the
 people of the ,united ,states about    
government imposter scams2  7#d7        
encourages-- 7,a7 the implementation of 
policies to prevent government imposter 
scams2 and  7,b7 the improvement of     

measures to protect the people of the   
,united ,states from government imposter
 scams2  7#e7 encourages members of the 
public to-- 7,a7 hang up on calls from  
individuals falsely claiming to         
represent government agencies2  7,b7    
share information about government      
imposter scams with family and friends2 
and  7,c7 report government imposter    
scams to-- 7i7 the ,inspector ,general  
of the ,social ,security                
,administration2  7ii7 the ,treasury    
,inspector ,general for ,tax            
,administration2 or  7iii7 the ,federal 
,trade ,commission2 and  7#f7 honors the
 commitment and dedication of the       
individuals and organizations who work  
tirelessly to fight against government  
imposter scams4