Beware Holiday Phishing Scams Consumer News Beware Holiday Phishing Scams Emails may contain viruses and malware to steal your identity.
Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Consumer News Internet Scams: Avoiding Fraud on the World Wide Web Over 200 million people in the U.S. are now Internet users. Many of our daily activities – reading the news, watching movies, paying bills, buying products, and even catching up…
A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams Consumer News A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams A master list of known and alleged scams.
FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Consumer News FTC Helping Military Consumers Avoid Scams Active servicemembers and veterans are frequent targets of scams and deceptive ads.
Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Consumer News Before You Take that Call Beware of Telemarketing Scams Although legitimate companies may use the telephone to advertise their products or services, consumers should be wary of some who call trying to obtain your financial or personal information for…
TINA’s Take: $9 Million a Day Lost to Cryptoasset Scams Consumer News TINA’s Take: $9 Million a Day Lost to Cryptoasset Scams TINA.org gets the scoop on cryptoasset scams at FTC workshop.
Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer News Fraudsters Finding New Ways to Target Immigrants Consumer advocates warn of new scams.
College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams Consumer News College Students: Don’t Fall for These Scams Experts weigh in on how to avoid being a victim of these latest campus scams.
Five Things to Look Out for to Avoid Timeshare Scams Consumer News Five Things to Look Out for to Avoid Timeshare Scams FTC announces 191 actions against timeshares scams.
Beware Visa Lottery E-mail Scams Consumer News Beware Visa Lottery E-mail Scams E-mails saying you’ve won the Diversity Visa Lottery are likely scams.
Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Consumer News Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip Make sure your luxury Super Bowl hotel isn’t really an abandoned house.
9 Signs It May Be a Tax Return Scam Consumer News 9 Signs It May Be a Tax Return Scam Don’t file with fraudsters this tax season.
What You Should Know about Medicare Scams Consumer News What You Should Know about Medicare Scams Medicare “open enrollment,” which starts Oct. 15, is also open season for scammers.
FTC Actions against Payment Processors Consumer News FTC Actions against Payment Processors A review of lawsuits the FTC has filed against companies and individuals that process credit and debit card transactions.
Imposter, Debt Scams Top FTC Consumer Complaints in 2016 Consumer News Imposter, Debt Scams Top FTC Consumer Complaints in 2016 This National Consumer Protection Week, see how consumers say they were scammed.
Helping Harvey Victims — and Avoiding Charity Scams Consumer News Helping Harvey Victims — and Avoiding Charity Scams If you’re going to give, give wisely.
Beware of Obamacare Health Insurance Scams Consumer News Beware of Obamacare Health Insurance Scams Fraudsters target consumers as healthcare marketplace goes live.
Officials Warn about Boston Charity Scams Consumer News Officials Warn about Boston Charity Scams Sadly, tragedies are an opportunity for scammers to set up fake charities.
Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Consumer News Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…