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Ed Coughlin

System Architect • Author

Agentic AI Pipelines • Context Engineering • AI Observability

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If You Become a Victim of Online Fraud — Act Fast

  1. STOP & DOCUMENT - Take screenshots. Save emails. Do NOT delete messages. Time-stamp everything
  2. REPORT IMMEDIATELY - FBI: ic3.gov · FTC: reportfraud.ftc.gov · Local police for a report number
  3. NOTIFY YOUR BANK - Call the number on the back of your card. File a fraud dispute. Ask for account freeze.
  4. FREEZE YOUR CREDIT - Freeze at all three bureaus. Prevents new accounts being opened in your name.
  5. GET SUPPORT - Identity Theft Resource Center: idtheftcenter.org · AARP Fraud Helpline: 877-908-3360

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ic3.gov is the official website of the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3),https://ic3.gov2026-04-12FBI
reportfraud.ftc.gov is the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) official portal for collecting reports of consumer fraud, scams, and deceptive or unfair business practices in the United States. It serves as the federal government’s primary civil‑enforcement intake system for consumer harm. https://reportfraud.ftc.gov2026-04-12FTC
idtheftcenter.org is the website of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a U.S. nonprofit organization whose purpose is to help people prevent, understand, and recover from identity theft, fraud, scams, and data breaches at no cost to the victim.https://idtheftcenter.org2026-04-12Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC)
truemedia.org exists to identify, label, and help counter AI‑generated misinformation—especially deepfake images, video, and audio—used in public discourse and democratic processes. It is operated by TrueMedia, a nonpartisan nonprofit now based at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.https://truemedia.org2026-04-12Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy